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Occurrence and numbers of bacteriophages and bacterial indicators in faeces of yellow‐legged seagull ( Larus cachinnans )
Author(s) -
Muniesa M.,
Jofre J.,
Lucena F.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00666.x
Subject(s) - biology
Faeces from feral populations of yellow‐legged seagulls from the northern coastal area of Catalonia (North‐eastern Spain) contained variable amounts of faecal coliforms, faecal streptococci, somatic coliphages, F‐specific bacteriophages and Bacteroides fragilis bacteriophages. Occurrence and numbers of bacterial indicators and bacteriophages in the faeces of yellow‐legged seagulls are in the ranges described in the faeces of different animals. The ratios between numbers of bacterial indicators and numbers of bacteriophages are much higher in faeces of seagulls than in treated or raw sewage contributed by out‐falls of the same area.