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Improved Salmonella recovery from moderate to highly polluted waters
Author(s) -
Alcaide E.,
Martínez J.P.,
MartínezGermes P.,
Garay E.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1982.tb04669.x
Subject(s) - effluent , salmonella , eutrophication , wastewater , novobiocin , contamination , environmental chemistry , environmental science , selenium , chemistry , biology , environmental engineering , microbiology and biotechnology , ecology , bacteria , genetics , nutrient , antibiotics , organic chemistry
A new enrichment procedure for the recovery of salmonellas from aquatic environments is proposed. It has been tested in a eutrophic lake showing moderate to high faecal contamination levels (the Albufera lake near Valencia, Spain), and in effluents coming into a wastewater treatment plant. The new method consists of the addition of sodium novobiocin to a modification of Rappaport's medium (R10/43°C). The new medium (NR10/43°C) allows a better recovery of salmonellas from water than selenite broth.