Microbial pollution of water from agriculture
Microbial contamination of small streams in agricultural areas was monitored for two years. Microbiological indicators of faecal pollution (faecal coliforms, Escherichia coli and intestinal enterococci were detected by standard methods based on the cultivation of bacteria on selective media). The ob...
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Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
2009-10-01
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| description | Microbial contamination of small streams in agricultural areas was monitored for two years. Microbiological indicators of faecal pollution (faecal coliforms, Escherichia coli and intestinal enterococci were detected by standard methods based on the cultivation of bacteria on selective media). The obtained results showed that running contamination of streams from agricultural areas was not extremely high, but it showed marked seasonal fluctuations (the average values and maximal values revealed great differences). Microbial contamination also increased several times in relation to high precipitation. The water quality in three (and/or four) localities exceeded the acceptable counts of faecal coliforms and enterococci given by the Czech legislation (40 CFU/ml for faecal coliforms and 20 CFU/ ml for enterococci). In agriculturally polluted streams, there were detected more enterococci than faecal coliforms, and also some less frequent species related to farm animals (Streptococcus equines and S. bovis) or plant rests (E. mundtii, E. gallinarum, E. casseliflavus) were present. E. faecalis and E. faecium strains (these are the most common species related to human faecal pollution) were less frequent there. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-063ec8439d2a4f9c8b37eaee112746452023-02-23T03:45:31ZengCzech Academy of Agricultural SciencesPlant, Soil and Environment1214-11781805-93682009-10-01551042943510.17221/131/2009-PSEpse-200910-0003Microbial pollution of water from agricultureD. Baudišová0T.G. Masaryk Water Research Institute, Public Research Institution, Prague, Czech RepublicMicrobial contamination of small streams in agricultural areas was monitored for two years. Microbiological indicators of faecal pollution (faecal coliforms, Escherichia coli and intestinal enterococci were detected by standard methods based on the cultivation of bacteria on selective media). The obtained results showed that running contamination of streams from agricultural areas was not extremely high, but it showed marked seasonal fluctuations (the average values and maximal values revealed great differences). Microbial contamination also increased several times in relation to high precipitation. The water quality in three (and/or four) localities exceeded the acceptable counts of faecal coliforms and enterococci given by the Czech legislation (40 CFU/ml for faecal coliforms and 20 CFU/ ml for enterococci). In agriculturally polluted streams, there were detected more enterococci than faecal coliforms, and also some less frequent species related to farm animals (Streptococcus equines and S. bovis) or plant rests (E. mundtii, E. gallinarum, E. casseliflavus) were present. E. faecalis and E. faecium strains (these are the most common species related to human faecal pollution) were less frequent there.https://pse.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/pse-200910-0003_microbial-pollution-of-water-from-agriculture.phpenterococcusfaecal coliformspollution source identificationantibiotic resistancesurface water quality |
| spellingShingle | D. Baudišová Microbial pollution of water from agriculture Plant, Soil and Environment enterococcus faecal coliforms pollution source identification antibiotic resistance surface water quality |
| title | Microbial pollution of water from agriculture |
| title_full | Microbial pollution of water from agriculture |
| title_fullStr | Microbial pollution of water from agriculture |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microbial pollution of water from agriculture |
| title_short | Microbial pollution of water from agriculture |
| title_sort | microbial pollution of water from agriculture |
| topic | enterococcus faecal coliforms pollution source identification antibiotic resistance surface water quality |
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