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Faecal indicator bacteria and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in marine coastal waters: is there a relationship?

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dc.contributor.authorJanuário, Adriana P.
dc.contributor.authorAfonso, Clélia
dc.contributor.authorMendes, Susana
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Maria J.
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-17T15:17:51Z
dc.date.available2020-08-17T15:17:51Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractTo estimate the quality of coastal waters, European Union Directive 2006/7/EC provides guidelines to assess levels of faecal bacteria, including Escherichia coli and intestinal enterococci. These microbiological criteria are based on studies that determine the risk of bathers having diseases caused by enteric bacteria, not necessarily measuring the potential danger associated with the presence of nonenteric pathogens. The association between the presence of faecal contaminant indicators and nonenteric pathogenic microorganisms has not been well defined yet. The purpose of this study is to establish a relationship between Pseudomonas aeruginosa and microbiological indicators of faecal contamination. Presence of microbiological contamination in the coastal waters near the sewage treatment plant (STP) of Peniche (Portugal) was confirmed (P. aeruginosa 135.8 Colony Forming Unit/100 mL, Escherichia coli 1100.1 Most Probable Number/100 mL, intestinal enterococci 2685.9 MPN/100 mL) with much lower levels in the areas located south of the STP, along the main water coastal current (beach 1: 0.7 CFU/100 mL, 16.5 MPN/100 mL, 100.5 MPN/100 mL; beach 2: 0.3 CFU/100 mL, 74.0 MPN/100 mL, 145.9 MPN/100 mL, respectively). Analysis of Pearson’s correlation revealed a strong positive correlation between E. coli and P. aeruginosa, suggesting E. coli as an indicator of P. aeruginosa presence.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationJanuário, A. P., Afonso, C. N., Mendes, S., & Rodrigues, M. J. (2019). Faecal Indicator Bacteria and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Marine Coastal Waters: Is there a Relationship?. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 9(1), 13. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9010013pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/pathogens9010013pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2076-0817
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/5096
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relationMARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectWater qualitypt_PT
dc.subjectBathing waterspt_PT
dc.subjectFaecal contaminant indicatorspt_PT
dc.subjectPseudomonas aeruginosapt_PT
dc.titleFaecal indicator bacteria and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in marine coastal waters: is there a relationship?pt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issue1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titlePathogenspt_PT
oaire.citation.volume9pt_PT
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