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Detection of salmonella in shellfish grown in polluted seawater

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dc.contributor.author Kfir, R en_US
dc.contributor.author Burger, JS en_US
dc.contributor.author Idema, GK en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2007-04-02T08:54:06Z en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2007-06-07T10:07:09Z
dc.date.available 2007-04-02T08:54:06Z en_US
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dc.date.copyright en_US
dc.date.issued 1993 en_US
dc.identifier.citation Kfir, R, Burger, JS and Idema, GK. 19993. Detection of salmonella in shellfish grown in polluted seawater. Water Science and Technology, vol. 27, 04 March, pp 41-44 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0273-1223 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2179 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2179
dc.description.abstract Three bays along the South African coast were studied for the presence of Salmonella spp in seawater, effluent and storm water discharges into the bays and in shellfish harvested at the same sites. The microbial quality of water and shellfish samples was studied using faecal coliforms and enterococci as indicators of pollution. A combination of Rappaport-Vassiliadis enrichment broth and bismuth sulphite agar was found to provide the best enumeration method for Salmonella spp in samples from a wide range of origins. A poor relationship between levels of indicator organisms and the presence of Salmonella spp was observed at both low and high densities of indicators. A correlation between the presence of Salmonella spp in shellfish and surrounding seawater was frequently found and in most instances Salmonella contamination could be traced to discharges in the vicinity. The findings of this study question the suitability of faecal coliform limits as guidelines for microbial quality of shellfish and shellfish harvesting grounds. Most seawater sites did not comply with the recommended indicator limits. Salmonella spp were detected in seawater and shellfish samples which were free of faecal coliforms. en_US
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dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd en_US
dc.rights Copyright: 1993 Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd en_US
dc.source en_US
dc.subject Salmonella en_US
dc.subject Shellfish en_US
dc.subject Seawater en_US
dc.subject Marine pollution en_US
dc.title Detection of salmonella in shellfish grown in polluted seawater en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.identifier.apacitation Kfir, R., Burger, J., & Idema, G. (1993). Detection of salmonella in shellfish grown in polluted seawater. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2179 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Kfir, R, JS Burger, and GK Idema "Detection of salmonella in shellfish grown in polluted seawater." (1993) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2179 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Kfir R, Burger J, Idema G. Detection of salmonella in shellfish grown in polluted seawater. 1993; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2179. en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Article AU - Kfir, R AU - Burger, JS AU - Idema, GK AB - Three bays along the South African coast were studied for the presence of Salmonella spp in seawater, effluent and storm water discharges into the bays and in shellfish harvested at the same sites. The microbial quality of water and shellfish samples was studied using faecal coliforms and enterococci as indicators of pollution. A combination of Rappaport-Vassiliadis enrichment broth and bismuth sulphite agar was found to provide the best enumeration method for Salmonella spp in samples from a wide range of origins. A poor relationship between levels of indicator organisms and the presence of Salmonella spp was observed at both low and high densities of indicators. A correlation between the presence of Salmonella spp in shellfish and surrounding seawater was frequently found and in most instances Salmonella contamination could be traced to discharges in the vicinity. The findings of this study question the suitability of faecal coliform limits as guidelines for microbial quality of shellfish and shellfish harvesting grounds. Most seawater sites did not comply with the recommended indicator limits. Salmonella spp were detected in seawater and shellfish samples which were free of faecal coliforms. DA - 1993 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Salmonella KW - Shellfish KW - Seawater KW - Marine pollution LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 1993 SM - 0273-1223 T1 - Detection of salmonella in shellfish grown in polluted seawater TI - Detection of salmonella in shellfish grown in polluted seawater UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2179 ER - en_ZA


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