title: Adenovirus, enterovirus and thermotolerant coliforms in recreational waters from Lake Guaíba beaches, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
abstract: In the present study, molecular detection of human adenoviruses (HAdV) and enteroviruses (EV) was performed in surface water samples collected from beaches Ipanema and Lami, located on the shores of Lake Guaíba, city of Porto Alegre, RS, southern Brazil. Furthermore, water safety was evaluated by counting thermotolerant coliforms (TC), following local government regulations. A total of 36 samples were collected monthly from six different sites along the beaches. Viral genomes were found in 30 (83.3%) samples. The higher detection rate was observed for HAdV (77.8%), followed by EV (22.2%). Although low concentrations of TC have been found, the occurrence of viral genomes in water samples was frequent and may pose a potential risk of infection for people bathing in these beaches.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Microbiologia Agrícola e do Ambiente, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul-UFRGS, Av. Sarmento Leite, 500, CEP 90050-170, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Maurer
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Microbiologia Agrícola e do Ambiente, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul-UFRGS, Av. Sarmento Leite, 500, CEP 90050-170, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Simonetti
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Feevale, CEP 93352-000, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Programa de Pós-Graduação em Qualidade Ambiental, Universidade Feevale, CEP 93352-000, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil E-mail: fernandors@feevale.br.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Staggemeier
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Feevale, CEP 93352-000, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Programa de Pós-Graduação em Qualidade Ambiental, Universidade Feevale, CEP 93352-000, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil E-mail: fernandors@feevale.br.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rigotto
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Feevale, CEP 93352-000, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Programa de Pós-Graduação em Qualidade Ambiental, Universidade Feevale, CEP 93352-000, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil E-mail: fernandors@feevale.br.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Heinzelmann
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Feevale, CEP 93352-000, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Programa de Pós-Graduação em Qualidade Ambiental, Universidade Feevale, CEP 93352-000, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil E-mail: fernandors@feevale.br.
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Spilki
mesh_terms: D000260:Adenoviruses, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001493:Bathing Beaches; D001938:Brazil; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004770:Enterovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D060106:Lakes / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000821:virology