Presence of Arcobacter spp. in environmental waters correlates with high levels of fecal pollution

Environ Microbiol. 2008 Jun;10(6):1635-40. doi: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2007.01555.x. Epub 2008 Jan 21.

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%).

MeSH terms

  • Arcobacter / isolation & purification*
  • Colony Count, Microbial
  • Feces / microbiology*
  • Fresh Water / microbiology*
  • Seawater / microbiology*
  • Sewage / microbiology*
  • Spain
  • Water Pollution*

Substances

  • Sewage