Journal article
Quantitative PCR measurements of Escherichia coli including Shiga Toxin producing E. coli (STEC) in animal feces and environmental waters
Environmental Science and Technology, Vol.49(5), pp.3084-3090
2015
Abstract
Quantitative PCR (qPCR) assays were used to determine the concentrations of E. coli including shiga-toxigenic E. coli (STEC) associated virulence genes (eaeA, stx1, stx2, and hlyA) in ten animal species (fecal sources) and environmental water samples in Southeast Queensland, Australia. The mean Log10 concentrations and standard deviations of E. coli 23S rRNA across fecal sources ranged from 1.3 ? 0.1 (horse) to 6.3 ? 0.4 (cattle wastewater) gene copies at a test concentration of 10 ng of DNA. The differences in mean concentrations of E. coli 23S rRNA gene copies among fecal source samples were significantly differed from each other (P < 0.0001). Among the virulence genes, stx2 (25%, 95% CI, 17-33%) was most prevalent among fecal sources followed by eaeA (19%, 95% CI, 12 -27%), stx1 (11%, 95% CI, 5%-17%) and hlyA (8%, 95% CI, 3-13%). The Log10 concentrations of STEC virulence genes in cattle wastewater samples ranged from 3.8-5.0 gene copies at a test concentration of 10 ng of DNA. Of the 18 environmental water samples tested, three (17%) were positive for eaeA and two (11%) samples were also positive for the stx2 virulence genes. The data presented in this study will aid in the estimation of quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) from fecal pollution of domestic and wild animals in drinking/recreational water catchments.
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- Title
- Quantitative PCR measurements of Escherichia coli including Shiga Toxin producing E. coli (STEC) in animal feces and environmental waters
- Authors
- Warish Ahmed (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringPradip Gyawali (Author)Simon Toze (Author)
- Publication details
- Environmental Science and Technology, Vol.49(5), pp.3084-3090
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- Date published
- 2015
- DOI
- 10.1021/es505477n
- ISSN
- 0013-936X
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450208102621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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