Presence of Arcobacter spp. in environmental waters correlates with high levels of fecal pollution.
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%).
Collado
Luis
L
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.
Inza
Isabel
I
Guarro
Josep
J
Figueras
Maria Jose
MJ
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
D012722:Sewage