Open AccessMolecular detection of E. coli and Vibrio cholerae in ballast water of commercial ships: a primary study along the Persian Gulf
Author(s) -
Farshid Soleimani,
Reza Taherkhani,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Jörg Spitz,
Reza Saeedi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of environmental health science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.447
H-Index - 45
ISSN - 2052-336X
DOI - 10.1007/s40201-021-00618-9
Subject(s) - vibrio cholerae , vibrio , biology , escherichia coli , microbiology and biotechnology , ballast , serotype , polymerase chain reaction , bacteria , gene , ecology , genetics
Ballast water is one of the most important ways for the transfer of aquatic organisms such as Escherichia coli ( E. coli ) and Vibrio cholerae . The aim of this study was to investigate Mdh gene of E. coli and the OmpW gene of Vibrio cholerae bacteria by PCR technique in the ballast water of commercial ships entering Bushehr port along the Persian Gulf.