University of Miami, NSF NIEHS Oceans and Human Health Center, Miami, Florida 331491, USA.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2010 Feb;76(3):724-32. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02127-09. Epub 2009 Dec 4.
Swimming in ocean water, including ocean water at beaches not impacted by known point sources of pollution, is an increasing health concern. This study was an initial evaluation of the presence of indicator microbes and pathogens and the association among the indicator microbes, pathogens, and environmental conditions at a subtropical, recreational marine beach in south Florida impacted by non-point sources of pollution. Twelve water and eight sand samples were collected during four sampling events at high or low tide under elevated or reduced solar insolation conditions. The analyses performed included analyses of fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) (fecal coliforms, Escherichia coli, enterococci, and Clostridium perfringens), human-associated microbial source tracking (MST) markers (human polyomaviruses [HPyVs] and Enterococcus faecium esp gene), and pathogens (Vibrio vulnificus, Staphylococcus aureus, enterovirus, norovirus, hepatitis A virus, Cryptosporidium spp., and Giardia spp.). The enterococcus concentrations in water and sand determined by quantitative PCR were greater than the concentrations determined by membrane filtration measurement. The FIB concentrations in water were below the recreational water quality standards for three of the four sampling events, when pathogens and MST markers were also generally undetectable. The FIB levels exceeded regulatory guidelines during one event, and this was accompanied by detection of HPyVs and pathogens, including detection of the autochthonous bacterium V. vulnificus in sand and water, detection of the allochthonous protozoans Giardia spp. in water, and detection of Cryptosporidium spp. in sand samples. The elevated microbial levels were detected at high tide and under low-solar-insolation conditions. Additional sampling should be conducted to further explore the relationships between tidal and solar insolation conditions and between indicator microbes and pathogens in subtropical recreational marine waters impacted by non-point source pollution.
在海洋水中游泳,包括未受已知点源污染影响的海滩的海水,是一个日益严重的健康问题。本研究初步评估了亚热带娱乐性海滨地区指示微生物和病原体的存在以及指示微生物、病原体与环境条件之间的关系,该地区受到非点源污染的影响。在高或低潮汐以及太阳辐射增加或减少的条件下,在四个采样事件中采集了 12 个水样和 8 个沙样。进行的分析包括粪便指示细菌(FIB)(粪便大肠菌群、大肠杆菌、肠球菌和产气荚膜梭菌)、人类相关微生物源追踪(MST)标志物(人多瘤病毒[HPyV]和粪肠球菌 esp 基因)和病原体(创伤弧菌、金黄色葡萄球菌、肠病毒、诺如病毒、甲型肝炎病毒、隐孢子虫和贾第虫)的分析。通过定量 PCR 确定的水和沙中的肠球菌浓度大于通过膜过滤测量确定的浓度。在四个采样事件中的三个事件中,水和沙中的 FIB 浓度低于娱乐用水质量标准,而病原体和 MST 标志物通常也无法检测到。在一个事件中,FIB 水平超过了监管指南,这伴随着 HPyV 和病原体的检测,包括在沙和水中检测到本土细菌创伤弧菌、水中检测到外来原生动物贾第虫以及沙样中检测到隐孢子虫。在高潮汐和低太阳辐射条件下检测到升高的微生物水平。应进行更多的采样,以进一步探讨潮汐和太阳辐射条件与非点源污染影响的亚热带娱乐性海水之间的指示微生物和病原体之间的关系。