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Presence of Arcobacter spp. in environmental waters correlates with high levels of fecal pollution
Author(s) -
Collado Luis,
Inza Isabel,
Guarro Josep,
Figueras Maria Jose
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.954
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1462-2920
pISSN - 1462-2912
DOI - 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2007.01555.x
Subject(s) - arcobacter , biology , sewage , feces , seawater , fecal coliform , pollution , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , ecology , 16s ribosomal rna , water quality , environmental science , environmental engineering , genetics
Summary We investigated the presence of Arcobacter spp. in 205 water samples of freshwater, seawater and sewage in Spain. These bacteria were present in 55.1% of the samples (113/205) and were significantly associated for the first time with bacterial indicators of fecal pollution. The dominant species in the positive samples was Arcobacter butzleri (94%) followed by Arcobacter cryaerophilus (30%) and Arcobacter skirrowii (1.8%).