Fecal indicator bacteria and Salmonella in ponds managed as bird habitat, San Francisco Bay, California, USA

Shellenbarger, Gregory G.; Athearn, Nicole D.; Takekawa, John Y.; Boehm, Alexandria B.

doi:10.1016/j.watres.2008.03.006

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“…Serovar Arizonae is the only serovar that has been described as a possible fish pathogen (FAO, 2010b). Saltwater and freshwater wetlands and ponds serve as important habitats for juvenile fish and shellfish, and migratory birds (Shellenbarger, Athearn, Takekawa, & Boehm, 2008), and it has been reported that bird feces can contain zoonotic organisms such as Salmonella (Hubalek, 2004;Roy et al, 2002). Salmonella have been detected in surface waters in Canada (Gannon et al, 2004;Johnson et al, 2003), along the Mediterranean Coast (Baudart, Lemarchand, Brisabois, & Lebaron, 2000;Martinez-Urtaza et al, 2004;Touron, Berthe, Pawlak, & Petit, 2005), and the US Gulf coast (Haley, Cole, & Lipp, 2006).…”

Section: Salmonella In the Aquatic Environment And Live Fishmentioning

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Incidence and role of Salmonella in seafood safety

Amagliani

Brandi

Schiavano

2012

Food Research International

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Section: Salmonella In the Aquatic Environment And Live Fishmentioning

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Incidence and role of Salmonella in seafood safety

Amagliani

Brandi

Schiavano

2012

Food Research International

168

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“…Sewage effluents, agricultural run-off and direct deposit of faecal materials from wild animals and birds are the major sources of the bacteria in aquatic environments (Alcaide et al, 1984;Baudart et al, 2000;Johnson et al, 2003;Abulreesh et al, 2005). Salmonella species have been found in almost all types of aquatic environments that receive faecal contamination, that include drinking water (Bhatta et al, 2007), rivers (Pianetti et al, 1998;Polo et al, 1998;Polo et al, 1999;Dionisio et al, 2000;Lemarchand & Lebaron, 2003;Arvanitidou et al, 2005;Haley et al, 2009), lakes (Claudon et al, 1971;Arvanitidou et al, 1995;Sharma & Rajput, 1996), ponds (Shellenbarger et al, 2008), marine waters (Matinez-Urtaza et al, 2004a;Martinez-Urtaza et al, 2004b;Martinez-Urtaza & Liebana, 2005;Harakeh et al, 2006), run-off water (Claudon et al, 1971), treated and untreated wastewater (Ho & Tam, 2000;Melloul et al, 2002;Espigares et al, 2006, Mafu et al, 2009 worldwide. Abulreesh et al (2004) were unable to detect salmonellae in water samples from a village pond that receives direct faecal contamination from waterfowl, nevertheless, they managed to isolate the bacterium from bottom sediments of the same pond.…”

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Salmonellae in the Environment

Abulreesh¹

2012

Salmonella - Distribution, Adaptation, Control Measures and Molecular Technologies

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“…While sources of FIB are well described and include many mammals and birds, as well as environmental sources (e.g., soils, sediments, and aquatic vegetation) (5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11), few studies have explored survival rates of FIB from animal sources (12). In general, human fecal pollution sources (e.g., sewage and septage) have been investigated more extensively than others (such as domestic farm animals, wildlife, etc.)…”

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Differential Decay of Enterococci and Escherichia coli Originating from Two Fecal Pollution Sources

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McMinn

Harwood

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Appl Environ Microbiol

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cUsing in situ subtropical aquatic mesocosms, fecal source (cattle manure versus sewage) was shown to be the most important contributor to differential loss in viability of fecal indicator bacteria (FIB), specifically enterococci in freshwater and Escherichia coli in marine habitats. In this study, sunlight exposure and indigenous aquatic microbiota were also important contributors, whose effects on FIB also differed between water types. T he fecal indicator bacteria (FIB), enterococci and Escherichia coli, are used for the assessment of sanitary quality of recreational waters worldwide. A reasonable correlation between the incidence of gastrointestinal illness in recreational bathers and levels of FIB established in the earlier epidemiological studies (1, 2) continues to be supported by more recent data (3). Despite their long history of use, many uncertainties remain concerning the fate of FIB upon release into the environment and hence their role as a useful predictor of recreator health effects when released from various fecal sources (4).While sources of FIB are well described and include many mammals and birds, as well as environmental sources (e.g., soils, sediments, and aquatic vegetation) (5-11), few studies have explored survival rates of FIB from animal sources (12). In general, human fecal pollution sources (e.g., sewage and septage) have been investigated more extensively than others (such as domestic farm animals, wildlife, etc.) because of the risk entailed by enteric viral pathogens (13), which are largely assumed to be human specific. However, recent data suggest that risks posed to human health by fresh cattle feces may not be substantially different than those from human sources (14), warranting the need for further research in this area, particularly in relation to the fate of bovine FIB versus those of sewage origin.Earlier studies report that exposure to ambient sunlight and biotic factors (competition and predation by indigenous aquatic microbiota) are important contributors to FIB decay in ambient waters (15)(16)(17)(18)(19). In general, the detrimental effect of sunlight is more pronounced in marine waters than in freshwater (12,16,20,21), while the opposite is the case for biotic interactions (22, 23). However, the majority of FIB decay studies use laboratory-grown control strains and conduct experiments under artificial conditions (18,(24)(25)(26)(27), which cannot accurately depict the behavior of FIB originating from "natural" sources and the complexity of interactions in aquatic ecosystems.The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of select environmental parameters, including (i) water type, (ii) exposure to ambient sunlight, and (iii) the presence of indigenous aquatic microbiota, on the viability (i.e., culturability by standard methods) of E. coli and enterococci originating from cattle manure or primary municipal wastewater effluent. Field-deployable submersible mesocosms allowed the assessment of environmental stressors on the decay of FIB by closely mimicking t...

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Fecal indicator bacteria and Salmonella in ponds managed as bird habitat, San Francisco Bay, California, USA

Cited by 25 publications

References 30 publications

Incidence and role of Salmonella in seafood safety

Incidence and role of Salmonella in seafood safety

Salmonellae in the Environment

Differential Decay of Enterococci and Escherichia coli Originating from Two Fecal Pollution Sources

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