Salmonella: The forgotten pathogen: Health hazards of compliance with European Bathing Water Legislation

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 819-826

  Mansilha, Catarina R ^a,b   Coelho, Carla A ^a   Reinas, Alcina ^a   Moutinho, Ana ^a   Ferreira, Sónia ^a   Pizarro, C ^a   Tavares, António ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bathing water; Chromogenic methods; EU Directive; Faecal indicator microorganisms; Salmonella; VIDAS

Indexed keywords

AGAR PLATES; BATHING WATER; CONCENTRATION OF; CONVENTIONAL ANALYTICAL; EU DIRECTIVES; FAECAL INDICATOR MICROORGANISMS; FAECAL INDICATORS; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; INTESTINAL ENTEROCOCCI; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; RECREATIONAL WATER; SALMONELLA SPP; SIMPLE METHOD;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH HAZARDS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MICROORGANISMS; WATER POLLUTION;

SALMONELLA;

AGAR; CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE;

BACTERIUM; BATHING WATER; COMPLIANCE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DETECTION METHOD; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; FECAL COLIFORM; HEALTH RISK; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MICROORGANISM; PATHOGEN; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BATH; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUROPE; FECAL COLIFORM; HEALTH HAZARD; LAW; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; SALMONELLA; SEASHORE; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PORTUGAL; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; SWIMMING; WATER POLLUTION;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BATHING BEACHES; CHROMOGENIC COMPOUNDS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; PORTUGAL; SALMONELLA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA;

EID: 77953618092     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.01.013     Document Type: Article

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