Investigating some microbial pollution parameters of seawater and mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis, Lamarck 1819) of sіnop Black Sea Coastal Zone, Turkey

The presence of coliforms bacteria is one of the most prevalent problems in terms of public health in marine ecosystems over the world. In this study were investigated the physico-chemical properties of seawater and the numbers of total aerobic, total coliform, fecal coliform, E. coli O157:H7 and fe...

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Main Authors: Berber, Ismet, Avsar, Cumhur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2014
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8143/1/04_Ismet_Berber.pdf
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author Berber, Ismet
Avsar, Cumhur
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Avsar, Cumhur
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description The presence of coliforms bacteria is one of the most prevalent problems in terms of public health in marine ecosystems over the world. In this study were investigated the physico-chemical properties of seawater and the numbers of total aerobic, total coliform, fecal coliform, E. coli O157:H7 and fecal streptococci in seawater and mussel samples collected from Sinop environs between May and October 2011. The microbiological analysis of seawater samples showed that the difference between total coliform, fecal coliform and fecal streptococci numbers (p<0.05) was significant for each station. However, the difference among total aerobic bacteria numbers for each stations (p>0.05) were not found significant. The difference between whole counting results for mussel samples taken from different sampling sites was not significant (p>0.05), too. Furthermore, the results of the screening assay for the presence of E. coli O157:H7 showed that the strain was not detected in neither seawater nor mussel samples. In conclusion, it was determined that fecal coliform and fecal streptococci counts in the seawater and mussel samples were higher than legal (Turkish Bathing Water and Quality of Fishery Products Regulation) limit values for some stations in Sinop coastal areas.
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spelling ukm.eprints-81432016-12-14T06:46:21Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8143/ Investigating some microbial pollution parameters of seawater and mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis, Lamarck 1819) of sіnop Black Sea Coastal Zone, Turkey Berber, Ismet Avsar, Cumhur The presence of coliforms bacteria is one of the most prevalent problems in terms of public health in marine ecosystems over the world. In this study were investigated the physico-chemical properties of seawater and the numbers of total aerobic, total coliform, fecal coliform, E. coli O157:H7 and fecal streptococci in seawater and mussel samples collected from Sinop environs between May and October 2011. The microbiological analysis of seawater samples showed that the difference between total coliform, fecal coliform and fecal streptococci numbers (p<0.05) was significant for each station. However, the difference among total aerobic bacteria numbers for each stations (p>0.05) were not found significant. The difference between whole counting results for mussel samples taken from different sampling sites was not significant (p>0.05), too. Furthermore, the results of the screening assay for the presence of E. coli O157:H7 showed that the strain was not detected in neither seawater nor mussel samples. In conclusion, it was determined that fecal coliform and fecal streptococci counts in the seawater and mussel samples were higher than legal (Turkish Bathing Water and Quality of Fishery Products Regulation) limit values for some stations in Sinop coastal areas. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2014-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8143/1/04_Ismet_Berber.pdf Berber, Ismet and Avsar, Cumhur (2014) Investigating some microbial pollution parameters of seawater and mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis, Lamarck 1819) of sіnop Black Sea Coastal Zone, Turkey. Sains Malaysiana, 43 (12). pp. 1835-1842. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/
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Investigating some microbial pollution parameters of seawater and mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis, Lamarck 1819) of sіnop Black Sea Coastal Zone, Turkey
title Investigating some microbial pollution parameters of seawater and mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis, Lamarck 1819) of sіnop Black Sea Coastal Zone, Turkey
title_full Investigating some microbial pollution parameters of seawater and mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis, Lamarck 1819) of sіnop Black Sea Coastal Zone, Turkey
title_fullStr Investigating some microbial pollution parameters of seawater and mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis, Lamarck 1819) of sіnop Black Sea Coastal Zone, Turkey
title_full_unstemmed Investigating some microbial pollution parameters of seawater and mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis, Lamarck 1819) of sіnop Black Sea Coastal Zone, Turkey
title_short Investigating some microbial pollution parameters of seawater and mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis, Lamarck 1819) of sіnop Black Sea Coastal Zone, Turkey
title_sort investigating some microbial pollution parameters of seawater and mussels mytilus galloprovincialis lamarck 1819 of sіnop black sea coastal zone turkey
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