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Extraintestinal Escherichia coli carrying virulence genes in coastal marine sediments.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Sept 2010
Luna G M, Vignaroli C, Rinaldi C, Pusceddu A, Nicoletti L, Gabellini M, Danovaro R, Biavasco F
Abstract excerpt
Despite the recognized potential of long-term survival or even growth of fecal indicators bacteria (FIB) in marine sediments, this compartment is largely ignored by health protection authorities. We conducted a large-scale study over approximately 50 km of the Marche coasts (Adriatic Sea) at depths ranging from 2 to 5 m. Total and fecal coliforms (FC) were counted by culture-based methods. Escherichia coli was...
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