Wright R C
UNICEF, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Epidemiol Infect. 1989 Dec;103(3):603-11. doi: 10.1017/s0950268800031009.
The survival of various faecal bacteria used as indicators of the faecal contamination of water supplies has been investigated in a tropical environment (Sierra Leone). Isolates representing the thermotolerant coliform (TtC) and faecal streptococcus (FS) groups, Clostridium perfringens and Salmonella spp. were studied over a 48 h period of immersion in water from three different sources. Survival patterns varied according to source type, but some general observations were made: a portion of the TtC group was apparently capable of substantial regrowth; FS organisms died off at a faster rate than TtC organisms initially, but survived longer; vegetative cells of C. perfringens died off rapidly; and Salmonella spp. could survive for as long as the other faecal organisms tested. The implications of results for the analysis of tropical waters for faecal contamination are discussed.
在热带环境(塞拉利昂)中,对用作水源粪便污染指示菌的各种粪便细菌的存活情况进行了调查。研究了代表耐热大肠菌群(TtC)和粪链球菌(FS)组、产气荚膜梭菌和沙门氏菌属的分离株,将其浸入三种不同水源的水中48小时。存活模式因水源类型而异,但有一些一般性观察结果:一部分TtC组细菌显然能够大量再生长;FS菌最初比TtC菌死亡速度更快,但存活时间更长;产气荚膜梭菌的营养细胞迅速死亡;沙门氏菌属的存活时间与其他受试粪便生物一样长。讨论了这些结果对热带水域粪便污染分析的意义。