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Quantitative assessment of Naegleria fowleri and Escherichia coli concentrations within a Texas reservoir

Author(s) -

S. Painter,

Russell S. Pfau,

Jeff Brady,

Anne McFarland

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of water and health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.482

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1996-7829

pISSN - 1477-8920

DOI - 10.2166/wh.2013.162

Subject(s) - naegleria fowleri , escherichia coli , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , biology , naegleria , environmental chemistry , chemistry , veterinary medicine , protozoa , virology , biochemistry , medicine , genetics , gene , meningoencephalitis

Previous presence/absence studies have indicated a correlation between the presence of the pathogenic amoeba Naegleria fowleri and the presence of bacteria, such as the fecal indicator Escherichia coli, in environmental surface waters. The objective of this study was to use quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) methodologies to measure N. fowleri and E. coli concentrations within a Texas reservoir in late summer, and to determine if concentrations of N. fowleri and E. coli were statistically correlated. N. fowleri was detected in water samples from 67% of the reservoir sites tested, with concentrations ranging up to an estimated 26 CE (cell equivalents)/100 mL. E. coli was detected in water samples from 60% of the reservoir sites tested, with concentrations ranging up to 427 CE/100 mL. In this study, E. coli concentrations were not indicative of N. fowleri concentrations.

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