Aeromonas presence in drinking water from collective reservoirs and wells in peri-urban area in Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Maria Tereza Pepe Razzolini¹  Wanda Maria Risso Günther¹  Solange Martone-rocha¹  Heloísa Duarte De Luca¹  Maria Regina Alves Cardoso¹ 

[1] ,Universidade de São Paulo Faculdade de Saúde Pública São Paulo SP ,Brasil

关键词: Aeromonas;    peri-urban area;    water quality;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1517-83822010000300020

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Aeromonas genus is considered an emerging pathogen and its presence in drinking water supplies is a reason to public health concern. This study investigated the occurrence of Aeromonas in samples from collective reservoirs and wells used as drinking water sources in a peri-urban area. A total of 35 water samples were collected from collective reservoirs and 32 from wells bimonthly, from September 2007 to September 2008. Aeromonas spp determination was carried out using a Multiple-Tube Technique. Samples were inoculated into alkaline peptone water and the superficial film formed was transferred to blood agar plates amended with ampicillin. Typical Aeromonas colonies were submitted to a biochemical screening and then to biochemical tests for species differentiation. Aeromonas was detected in 13 (19%) of the 69 samples examined (6 from collective reservoirs and 7 from wells). Concentrations of Aeromonas in collective reservoirs ranged from <0.3 to 1.2 x10²MPN/100mL and, in wells, from <0.3 to 2.4 x10²MPN/100mL. The most frequent specie in the collective reservoir samples was Aeromonas spp (68%), followed by A. encheleia (14%) and A. allosaccharophila (8%) and A. hydrophila (8%). Aeromonas spp (87%) was the most frequent specie isolated from well samples, followed by A. allosacchariphila (8%), A. encheleia (2%) and A. jandaei (5%). These data show the presence and diversity of Aeromonas genus in the samples analyzed and highlight that its presence in drinking water poses a significant public health concern.

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