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E Martinez-Manzanares1, M A Moriñigo1, D Castro1
1Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Malaga, 29071-Malaga, Spain.
Abstract:
The suitability and efficiency of fecal indicators of pollution to determine the quality of shellfish-growing waters were studied in the estuary of Guadalhorce river (Málaga, Spain). A direct relationship between the concentration of indicator microorganisms in shellfish-growing waters and that of pathogens in shellfish ( Cardium edule and Chamelea gallina ) has not been established. However, in this study the log-normal distribution of the concentration of sulfite-reducer Clostridium spores, fecal streptococci, and coliphages showed a significant relationship with the detection of Salmonella , Vibrio parahaemolyticus , and Aeromonas hydrophila , respectively.
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