title: The fate of enteric pathogenic bacteria in estuarine and marine environments.
abstract: Sufficient laboratory and field data are now available to hypothesize that enteric pathogens survive for very long periods of time in sea-water. In fact, these Gram-negative bacteria probably enter into dormancy, during which they remain viable and potentially virulent, yet are non-culturable when traditional bacteriological methods are employed. Increasing use of the world's oceans-for discharge of domestic wastes may result in public health problems in the future from the allochthonous human pathogens accumulating in the marine environment at disposal sites.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Maryland, College Park 20742.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Grimes
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Atwell
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Brayton
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Rollins
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Roszak
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Singleton
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Tamplin
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Colwell
mesh_terms: D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014733:Vibrio / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014871:Water Microbiology