Concentrations of Pathogens and Indicators in Animal Feces in the Sydney Watershed
| Autor: | Daniel Deere, Christobel Ferguson, Peter T. Cox, Mark Angles, Merran Griffith |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Veterinary medicine
Clostridium perfringens Wildlife Cryptosporidium Indicator bacteria Animals Wild Fresh Water Public Health Microbiology medicine.disease_cause Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Feces fluids and secretions Dogs Enterobacteriaceae Water Supply parasitic diseases medicine Animals Spores Bacterial Ecology biology business.industry Giardia Australia biology.organism_classification Fecal coliform Animals Domestic Viruses Cats Cattle Livestock business Food Science Biotechnology |
| Zdroj: | Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 71:5929-5934 |
| ISSN: | 1098-5336 0099-2240 |
| DOI: | 10.1128/aem.71.10.5929-5934.2005 |
| Popis: | A fecal analysis survey was undertaken to quantify animal inputs of pathogenic and indicator microorganisms in the temperate watersheds of Sydney, Australia. The feces from a range of domestic animals and wildlife were analyzed for the indicator bacteria fecal coliforms and Clostridium perfringens spores, the pathogenic protozoa Cryptosporidium and Giardia , and the enteric viruses adenovirus, enterovirus, and reovirus. Pathogen and fecal indicator concentrations were generally higher in domestic animal feces than in wildlife feces. Future studies to quantify potential pathogen risks in drinking-water watersheds should thus focus on quantifying pathogen loads from domestic animals and livestock rather than wildlife. |
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