title: Presence of Arcobacter spp. in environmental waters correlates with high levels of fecal pollution.
abstract: 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%).
authors.affiliation: Unitat de Microbiologia, Departament de Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Sant Llorenç 21, 43201 Reus, Spain.
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Collado
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Inza
authors.forename: Josep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guarro
authors.forename: Maria Jose
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Figueras
mesh_terms: D020640:Arcobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000382:microbiology*; D012623:Seawater / Q000382:microbiology*; D012722:Sewage / Q000382:microbiology*; D013030:Spain; D014876:Water Pollution
chemical_list: D012722:Sewage