Impact of Oil Spill in the Mediterranean Sea on Biodiversified Bacteria in Oysters

Autor:	Rami Zurayk, Rana El Hajj, Elie K. Barbour, Zeina G. Kassaify, Shady K. Hamadeh
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Veterinary medicine Ecology Aerobic bacteria food and beverages Aquatic animal Clostridium perfringens medicine.disease_cause Coliform bacteria Fishery Mediterranean sea medicine Environmental science Water pollution Bioindicator Shellfish Earth-Surface Processes Water Science and Technology
Zdroj:	Journal of Coastal Research. 252:469-473
ISSN:	1551-5036 0749-0208
Popis:	The purpose of this work was to study the impact of a major heavy oil spill of 15,000 t in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea on the density of different biodiversified bacterial groups in oysters. Statistical comparisons of the enumerated bacterial groups before and after the oil spill are reported. Results show an insignificant decrease (P > 0.05) in most bacterial counts in oysters following the oil spill, namely: total aerobic bacteria (TAB), total coliforms, and Staphylococcus aureus. A significant drop of around 50% in the counts of anaerobic Clostridium perfringens occurred in oysters following the oil spill in comparison to counts before the spill (P 0.05). The significant drop in the density of C. perfringens in oysters after the oil spill is worth further investigation in the future as a possible sensitive bioindicator. Such an indicator could be used in evalua...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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