Faculty of Medicine, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Turkey.
Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Turkey.
Int J Environ Health Res. 2022 Sep;32(9):1973-1985. doi: 10.1080/09603123.2021.1931049. Epub 2021 May 28.
The frequencies of and Methicillin-resistant (MRSA) and 'aerobic mesophilic bacteria' (AMB) counts in different seasons and marine sources were compared to understand the microbiological dynamics at beaches in N. Cyprus. Also, antibiotic resistance patterns were evaluated. The characterization and AMB enumeration studies were performed by conventional microbiological methods. AMB counts increased from winter to summer significantly (45.510 CFU/mL to 2.510 CFU/mL). Similarly, percentage detection frequencies of the bacteria were higher in summer compared to winter and were significant particularly for in both sand and seawater samples in 2019 and 2020 ( = 0.0181, = 0.0142, = 0.1257, = 0.0446, respectively). However, a significant difference was not detected in percentage detection frequencies in terms of different sources or recreational status of beaches. The highest resistance percentages were detected against beta-lactam and lincosamides group of antibiotics. Results of the study signified that regular microbiological monitoring for beaches is essential.
本研究比较了北塞浦路斯海滩不同季节和海洋来源的 和耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌 (MRSA) 以及“需氧嗜温菌”（AMB）的频率，以了解海滩的微生物动态。此外，还评估了抗生素耐药模式。AMB 计数从冬季到夏季显著增加（45.510 CFU/mL 至 2.510 CFU/mL）。同样，与冬季相比，夏季细菌的检出率百分比更高，特别是在 2019 年和 2020 年的沙滩和海水中， 和 在所有样本中的检出率百分比均显著更高（= 0.0181，= 0.0142，= 0.1257，= 0.0446，分别）。然而，不同来源或海滩的娱乐状态对细菌的检出率百分比没有显著差异。对β-内酰胺类和林可酰胺类抗生素的耐药率最高。研究结果表明，海滩的常规微生物监测至关重要。
