Potentially human pathogenic vibrios in marine and fresh bathing waters related to environmental conditions and disease outcome

Schets, Franciska M.; Berg, Harold van den; Marchese, Anna; Garbom, Sara; Husman, Ana Maria de Roda

doi:10.1016/j.ijheh.2011.05.003

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“…Böer et al (2013) reported that Vibrio alginolyticus, V. parahaemolyticus, V. vulnificus and V. cholerae occurred in water and sediments in the central Wadden Sea and in the estuaries of the rivers Ems and Weser. The most prevalent species were V. alginolyticus followed by V. parahaemolyticus, V. vulnificus and V. cholera (Böer et al, 2013), reflecting earlier findings on the composition of Vibrio communities in other parts of the North Sea (Bauer et al, 2006;Collin and Rehnstam-Holm, 2011;Hervio-Heath et al, 2002;Schets et al, 2011). While V. vulnificus and V. cholerae were detected mainly in the Baltic Sea, V. parahaemolyticus occurred as the main potential pathogenic Vibrio spp.…”

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“…However, microplastics and seawater samples carrying V. parahaemolyticus were located exclusively in estuarine and coastal areas of the North and Baltic Sea. V. parahaemolyticus occurrences in seawater were already addressed in several studies in Northern European waters (Bauer et al, 2006;Böer et al, 2013;Collin and Rehnstam-Holm, 2011;Ellingsen et al, 2008;Lhafi and Kühne, 2007;Oberbeckmann et al, 2011b;Schets et al, 2011;Schets et al, 2010). Environmental parameters, such as temperature, salinity or plankton abundance have an effect on Vibrio spp.…”

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Dangerous hitchhikers? Evidence for potentially pathogenic Vibrio spp. on microplastic particles

Kirstein

Kirmizi

Wichels

et al. 2016

Marine Environmental Research

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The taxonomic composition of biofilms on marine microplastics is widely unknown. Recent sequencing results indicate that potentially pathogenic Vibrio spp. might be present on floating microplastics. Hence, these particles might function as vectors for the dispersal of pathogens. Microplastics and water samples collected in the North and Baltic Sea were subjected to selective enrichment for pathogenic Vibrio species. Bacterial colonies were isolated from CHROMagar™Vibrio and assigned to Vibrio spp. on the species level by MALDI-TOF MS (Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption/IonisationTime of Flight Mass Spectrometry). Respective polymers were identified by ATR FT-IR (Attenuated Total Reflectance Fourier Transform -Infrared Spectroscopy). We discovered potentially pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus on a number of microplastic particles, e.g. polyethylene, polypropylene and polystyrene from North/Baltic Sea. This study confirms the indicated occurrence of potentially pathogenic bacteria on marine microplastics and highlights the urgent need for detailed biogeographical analyses of marine microplastics.

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Section: Vibrio Hitchhikersmentioning

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Dangerous hitchhikers? Evidence for potentially pathogenic Vibrio spp. on microplastic particles

Kirstein

Kirmizi

Wichels

et al. 2016

Marine Environmental Research

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“…Species identification with MALDI-TOF demonstrated the presence of V. cholerae in all positive fish spas. PCR of the toxR and ctxA genes according to Schets et al [15] confirmed that the isolates were V. cholerae and demonstrated that they were nontoxigenic. V. vulnificus was found in one full body spa only.…”

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The microbiological quality of water in fish spas with Garra rufa fish, the Netherlands, October to November 2012

Schets

Berg

Zwaan³

et al. 2015

Eurosurveillance

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In fish spas, clients may submerge their hands, feet or whole body in basins with Garra rufa fish, for dead skin removal. Skin infections may result from using these spas, transmitted from fish to clients, through either fish or water, or from client to client. The microbiological water quality was determined in 24 fish spas in 16 companies in the Netherlands through analysis of a single water sample per fish spa. Water samples were tested for the presence of Aeromonas spp., Vibrio spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, nontuberculous mycobacteria, and faecal indicator bacteria by using standard culture methods. The majority of the examined fish spas contained Aeromonas spp. (n?=?24), P. aeruginosa (n?=?18), Vibrio spp. (n?=?16) including V. cholerae non-O1/O139 and V. vulnificus, and several rapid growing Mycobacterium spp. (n?=?23) including M. fortuitum, M. conceptionense, M. abscessus and M. chelonae. Faecal contamination of the fish spa water was low. Based on the detected concentrations of Aeromonas spp., Vibrio spp., and P. aeruginosa, the detected Mycobacterium spp., and the health implications of these bacteria, the health risk from using fish spas is considered limited for healthy people with an intact skin and no underlying disease.

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“…[17,[32][33][34][35][36][37]). Early work has provided an indication of the presence of potentially pathogenic Vibrio species at the German North Sea coast [38]; however, the ecology of these organisms has not been studied in depth for these waters.…”

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Temporal and Spatial Distribution Patterns of Potentially Pathogenic Vibrio spp. at Recreational Beaches of the German North Sea

Böer

Heinemeyer²,

Luden³

et al. 2013

Microb Ecol

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The number of reported Vibrio-related wound infections associated with recreational bathing in Northern Europe has increased within the last decades. In order to study the health risk from potentially pathogenic Vibrio spp. in the central Wadden Sea, the seasonal and spatial distribution of Vibrio vulnificus, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio alginolyticus and Vibrio cholerae were investigated at ten recreational beaches in this area over a 2-year period. V. alginolyticus and V. parahaemolyticus were found to be omnipresent all year round in the study area, while V. vulnificus occurrence was restricted to summer months in the estuaries of the rivers Ems and Weser. Multiple linear regression models revealed that water temperature is the most important determinant of Vibrio spp. occurrence in the area. Differentiated regression models showed a species-specific response to water temperature and revealed a particularly strong effect of even minor temperature increases on the probability of detecting V. vulnificus in summer. In sediments, Vibrio spp. concentrations were up to three orders of magnitude higher than in water. Also, V. alginolyticus and V. parahaemolyticus were found to be less susceptible towards winter temperatures in the benthic environment than in the water, indicating an important role of sediments for Vibrio ecology. While only a very small percentage of tested V. parahaemolyticus proved to be potentially pathogenic, the presence of V. vulnificus during the summer months should be regarded with care.

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Potentially human pathogenic vibrios in marine and fresh bathing waters related to environmental conditions and disease outcome

Cited by 33 publications

References 21 publications

Dangerous hitchhikers? Evidence for potentially pathogenic Vibrio spp. on microplastic particles

Dangerous hitchhikers? Evidence for potentially pathogenic Vibrio spp. on microplastic particles

The microbiological quality of water in fish spas with Garra rufa fish, the Netherlands, October to November 2012

Temporal and Spatial Distribution Patterns of Potentially Pathogenic Vibrio spp. at Recreational Beaches of the German North Sea

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