快速测定地表水中粪大肠菌群

地表水中粪大肠菌群是评价水质卫生状况的一项重要指标,一般采用多管发酵标准法测定。该方法工作量大,操作繁琐,周期长。因粪大肠菌群的复发酵试验在44 5℃条件下仍能以产酸产气加以判断,因此,可直接将地表水样接种于EC培养液中,按多管发酵标准法原理计算粪大肠杆菌群数,快速检测。1　材料EC培养液,试管,小倒管等。2　检测方法2 1　操作步骤调节地表水样pH值至中性(7～8),按多管发酵标准法的稀释接种方法对水样作适当稀释,以EC培养液直接接种水样,在44 5℃水浴中培养24h,观察结果。表1　多个样品粪大肠菌群两种测定方法的结果　　L-…     

五管发酵测定粪大肠菌群的研究

通过实验摸索出粪大肠菌群的一种五管发酵法。该方法检测下限为9个/L,适用于地表水和废水中粪大肠菌群的测定。     

延长初发酵培养时间对大肠菌群结果影响分析

阐述了将《大肠菌群多管发酵法》(GB/T 4789.28-2003)初发酵时间24 h延长至48 h的原因,通过对139份不同种类样品进行大肠菌群总数检测,发现有12份样品增加了大肠菌群数,表明延长初发酵培养时间,可以增加迟缓发酵大肠菌群成员检出.指出迟缓发酵大肠菌群在44.5 ℃培养时,均无产酸产气现象,表明引起迟缓发酵的大肠菌群不属于粪大肠菌群成员.     

水中粪大肠菌群快速检测方法-固定底物酶底物法与多管发酵法的比较

目的在于比较固定底物酶底物法与多管发酵法用于水中粪大肠菌群(耐热大肠菌群)的检测,使用科立得TM(Colilert(R))试刺和传统方法检测地表水、水源水及污水水样,比较固定底物酶底物法与多管发酵法用于水中粪大肠菌群(耐热大肠菌群)检测结果的一致性.结果表明,固定底物酶底物法与多管发酵法用于水中粪大肠菌群(耐热大肠菌群)检测结果具有一致性,固定底物酶底物法可以用作评价水质微生物污染的标准方法.     

粪大肠菌群酶底物法在环境应急监测中的应用

结合国外粪大肠菌群的酶底物检测方法，针对某次突发环境污染事件，用酶底物法和标准方法多管发酵法同步检测受污染地表水中的粪大肠菌群，讨论酶底物法在应急监测中检测粪大肠菌群的适用性。结果表明，两种方法的测定数据显著相关，没有统计学差异（ P＞0．05）。相对于多管发酵法，酶底物法特异性强，检测时间短，二次污染少，符合应急监测的要求。     

十管发酵法测定水中总大肠菌群

目前，测定水中总大肠菌群多用国际上流行的多管发酵法，我国常用15管或12管发酵，工作量较大，消耗原材料较多。今通过试验建立了十管发酵法（简称该方法），原理与多管发酵法相同，比五管发酵法的准确度高，适用于生活饮用水、水源水、地表水和废水中总大肠菌群的测定。     

酶底物法快速测定地表水中粪大肠菌群实验研究

采用酶底物法测定地表水中的粪大肠菌群具有操作简便,快速,结果稳定,与多管发酵法相比,两种方法具有强相关性,无统计学意义上的差异,满足环境监测技术要求。     

24孔最大可能数法快速检测水质粪大肠菌群

设计了一种24孔最大可能数法,用玫红酸抑制杂菌,快速检测水质粪大肠菌群。方法能在24 h内检测不同程度污染水样中103L-1~107L-1的粪大肠菌群,回收率为76.1%~108%,批内RSD为24.0%~34.0%。与多管发酵法的比较试验表明,两种方法相关性良好,且在添加玫红酸条件下等效。提出方法还需要更多不同性质及来源水样的检测结果来验证。     

粪大肠菌群酶底物法在环境监测中的应用研究

粪大肠菌群作为水体粪便污染的指示菌，对地表水的水质监测评价具有重要作用。采取较为精确、快速的粪大肠菌群检测方法，对控制流行疾病的发生和传播有重要的科学意义。从粪大肠菌群的检测意义、监测方法、标准化应用情况等方面进行归纳分析，提出推广和标准化酶底物法监测粪大肠菌群的迫切性。     

两种酶底物法监测水中(粪)大肠菌群商品化制品的比较

比较了进口colilert试剂和国产colitech试剂及其各自配套制品对水中(粪)大肠菌群的检测,包括总大肠菌群和粪大肠菌群。分别使用同为酶底物法的两种制品检测地表水、地下水、水源水、生活饮用水及污水水样,比较了两种制品用于水中(粪)大肠菌群检测结果的一致性,同时验证了两种制品的无菌性和培养基的选择性。试验结果表明,进口colilert试剂和国产colitech试剂及其各自配套制品于水中(粪)大肠菌群检测结果具有一致性,培养基具有很好的选择性。     

荧光法快速测定水中粪大肠菌群

为研究荧光法测定水中粪大肠菌群的适用性,在6家实验室使用荧光法对粪大肠菌群的标准菌株和实际水样进行测定,并与多管发酵法进行比对。结果表明:6家实验室对标准菌株的监测结果均在误差范围内,实验室内相对误差为-2. 75%～1. 71%,准确度较高;对3个不同浓度实际水样进行精密度测定,实验室内相对标准偏差分别为1. 30%～3. 93%、1. 94%～4. 72%、1. 88%～4. 54%,实验室间的相对标准偏差分别为1. 14%、1. 59%、1. 72%,精密度较高;用荧光法与多管发酵法同时测定实际水样,2种方法测试结果线性相关性良好且变化趋势相同,对测试数据进行t检验,2种方法测试结果无显著差异。     

Applicability of universal Bacteroidales genetic marker for microbial monitoring of drinking water sources in comparison to conventional indicators

Water quality monitoring is essential for the provision of safe drinking water. In this study, we compared a selection of fecal indicators with universal Bacteroidales genetic marker to identify fecal pollution of a variety of drinking water sources. A total of 60 samples were collected from water sources. The microbiological parameters included total coliforms, fecal coliforms, Escherichia coli and fecal streptococci as the fecal indicator bacteria (FIB), Clostridium perfringens and H₂S bacteria as alternative indicators, universal Bacteroidales genetic marker as a promising alternative fecal indicator, and Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., and E. coli O157 as pathogenic bacteria. From 60 samples analyzed, Bacteroidales was the most frequently detected indicator followed by total coliforms. However, the Bacteroidales assay failed to detect the marker in nine samples positive for FIB and other alternative indicators. The results of our study showed that the absence of Bacteroidales is not necessarily an evidence of fecal and pathogenic bacteria absence and may be unable to ensure the safety of the water. Further research, however, is required for a better understanding of the use of a Bacteroidales genetic marker as an indicator in water quality monitoring programs.     

Comparison of beach bacterial water quality indicator measurement methods

Three methods (membrane filtration, multiple tube fermentation, and chromogenic substrate technology kits manufactured by IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.) are routinely used to measure indicator bacteria for beach water quality. To assess comparability of these methods, quantify within-laboratory variability for each method, and place that variability into context of variability among laboratories using the same method, 22 southern California laboratories participated in a series of intercalibration exercises. Each laboratory processed three to five replicates from thirteen samples, with total coliforms, fecal coliforms or enterococci measured depending on the sample. Results were generally comparable among methods, though membrane filtration appeared to underestimate the other two methods for fecal coliforms, possibly due to clumping. Variability was greatest for the multiple tube fermentation method. For all three methods, within laboratory variability was greater than among laboratories variability.     

Using Multiple Antibiotic Resistance and land use characteristics to determine sources of fecal coliform bacterial pollution

Multiple Antibiotic Resistance (MAR) analysis and regression modeling techniques were used to identify surface water areas impacted by fecal pollution from human sources, and to determine the effects of land use on fecal pollution in Murrells Inlet, a small, urbanized, high-salinity estuary located between Myrtle Beach and Georgetown, South Carolina. MAR analysis was performed to identify areas in the estuary that are impacted by human-source fecal pollution. Additionally, regression analysis was performed to determine if an association exists between land use and fecal coliform densities over the ten-year period from 1989 to 1998. Land-use variables were derived using Geographic Information System (GIS) techniques and were used in the regression analysis.MAR analyses were conducted by comparing the frequency and patterns of antibiotic resistance found in Escherichia coli isolates derived from surface water samples and from sewage sources in the Murrells Inlet sewage collection system. The MAR results suggest that the majority of the fecal pollution detected in the Murrells Inlet estuary may be from non-human sources, including fecal coliforms isolated from areas in close proximity to high densities of active septic tanks.A MAR Index, which measures the frequency of antibiotic resistance, was calculated for each of twenty-three water samples and nine sewage samples. The antibiotic resistance pattern comparisons were performed using cluster analysis. Although the MAR indices indicated that several surface water sites had potential human-source contamination, the cluster analysis suggests that only one sampling site had MAR patterns that were similar to those found in the sewage samples. This site was in close proximity to several large pleasure boats as well as a sewage collection system lift station, but was not near areas with active septic tanks. The results of the regression analysis also suggest that sewage sources and rainfall runoff from urbanized areas may contribute to fecal pollution in the estuary.     

Feasibility of the hydrogen sulfide test for the assessment of drinking water quality in post-earthquake Haiti

In 2010, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti, severely damaging the drinking and wastewater infrastructure and leaving millions homeless. Compounding this problem, the introduction of Vibrio cholerae resulted in a massive cholera outbreak that infected over 700,000 people and threatened the safety of Haiti’s drinking water. To mitigate this public health crisis, non-government organizations installed thousands of wells to provide communities with safe drinking water. However, despite increased access, Haiti currently lacks the monitoring capacity to assure the microbial safety of any of its water resources. For these reasons, this study was designed to assess the feasibility of using a simple, low-cost method to detect indicators of fecal contamination of drinking water that could be implemented at the community level. Water samples from 358 sources of drinking water in the Léogâne flood basin were screened with a commercially available hydrogen sulfide test and a standard membrane method for the enumeration of thermotolerant coliforms. When compared with the gold standard method, the hydrogen sulfide test had a sensitivity of 65 % and a specificity of 93 %. While the sensitivity of the assay increased at higher fecal coliform concentrations, it never exceeded 88 %, even with fecal coliform concentrations greater than 100 colony-forming units per 100 ml. While its simplicity makes the hydrogen sulfide test attractive for assessing water quality in low-resource settings, the low sensitivity raises concerns about its use as the sole indicator of the presence or absence of fecal coliforms in individual or community water sources.     

Environmental pollutions impacts on the bacteriological and physicochemical quality of suburban and rural groundwater supplies in Marrakesh area (Morocco)

This study scrutinized bacteriological and chemical quality of groundwater supplies of Marrakesh (Morocco) within a year. It assessed the influence of some chemical factors on fecal and opportunistic pathogenic bacterial communities. The annual average densities of fecal coliforms, fecal streptococci and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were respectively: 1891 colony forming units (CFU)/100 mL, 1246 CFU/100 mL and 206 CFU/100 mL. The total occurrence of these bacteria during the period of study was 94%. Detectable non-O1 Vibrio cholerae was present in 81% of samples and the mean abundances ranged from 0 to 11100 MPN/100 mL. Significant correlations between fecal coliforms and streptococci and between fecal coliforms and non-O1 V. cholerae (p < 0.01) were found. Fecal coliforms can be used to detect the presence of non-O1 V. cholerae in this groundwater. These well waters were greatly mineralized, hard, salt with high concentrations of nitrogenous ions and major elements (Ca(2+), Na(+), Cl(-), SO(2-)(4) and K(+)). Most of chemical parameters were relatively steady with time except for calcium, ammonium, nitrites and organic matter which were seasonally influenced. The degree of correlation between chemical parameters and the abundances of isolated bacteria is heterogeneous. The concentrations of calcium and nitrites favored (p < 0.01) the abundance of fecal coliforms and streptococci, but reduced P. aeruginosa abundances. Calcium, salinity, chlorides, nitrites and nitrates tests can be used for screening in situ when the laboratory facilities are limited. This work is expected to assist local authorities in developing plans and actions to reduce the pollution to acceptable levels.     

Relationships between fecal indicators and pathogenic microorganisms in a tropical lagoon in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon is an urban ecosystem undergoing accelerated degradation, therefore selected as a model for microbiological quality studies of tropical lagoons. The aim of this study was to evaluate the abundance and the spatial distribution of fecal pollution indicators and pathogenic microorganisms in the lagoon. The relationships between microbial groups and abiotic measurements were also determined to evaluate the influence of environmental conditions on bacterial distribution and to identify the capability of coliforms and Enterococcus to predict the occurrence of Vibrio, Staphylococcus aureus, and Salmonella. Surface water samples were collected monthly, from December 1999 to October 2000. Analyses were performed by traditional culture techniques. A uniform spatial distribution was observed for all bacterial groups. The fecal pollution indicators occurred in low abundances while potentially pathogenic microorganisms were consistently found. Therefore, our study supported the use of counts of coliforms and Enterococcus to indicate only recent fecal contamination.     

Intensive water quality monitoring in a Taiwan bathing beach

A total of 357 water samples were collected from a public beach in northern Taiwan during beach season, and the densities of enterococci were analyzed by Enterolert methods. The mean enterococci level was 356 MPN/100 ml and ranged from <10 to 2,005 MPN/100 ml, which was classified as high contamination level according to the WHO water quality guideline (95 percentile >1,000 MPN/100 ml). Most of the deteriorated water quality conditions occurred during rainfall. By excluding data from the rain days, the overall beach water quality would be considered in the moderate contamination level (95 percentile 200-1,000 MPN/100 ml). Among the selected microbiological parameters tested, the densities of total coliforms and enterococci exhibited the highest correlation (r = 0.449, p = 0.009), followed by the concentrations of total coliforms and fecal coliforms (r = 0.403, p = 0.02). Nonetheless, no significant correlation was found between enterococci and fecal coliform levels (r = 0.197, p = 0.271).     

Chlorination and water quality monitoring within a public drinking water supply in Rawalpindi Cantt (Westridge and Tench) area, Pakistan

Concern over the presence of fecal coliform in public drinking water supplies has been expressed in recent years in Pakistan since it has been regarded as pathogenic organism of prime importance in gastroenteritis. Two major drinking water distribution systems in the Cantt area of Rawalpindi district covering the Westridge and Tench areas was monitored over a 2-month period to determine the prevalence of fecal coliform and chlorine residual. The collected samples were examined for total chlorine, free chlorine residual, chloramines, total coliforms, fecal coliforms, and turbidity. The drinking water quality monitoring in the distribution network was performed by collecting samples from water source, overhead reservoir, and residential taps. In the Westridge area, total chlorine varied from the lowest value of 0.27 mg/L at Station # W-5 to the highest value of 0.42 mg/L at Station # W-2, total coliforms varied from 1.1 to 3.6 most probable number (MPN)/100 mL with presence of Escherichia coli in all samples, total dissolved solids (TDS) ranged from 199.5 to 205 mg/L, conductivity fluctuated between 399 and 411 microS/cm, and turbidity varied from 0.43 to 0.73 NTU. In the Tench area, the value of total chlorine ranged from 0.14 mg/L at Station # T-7 to 0.55 mg/L at Station # T-1. Total coliform varied from 3.6 to 5.1 MPN/100 mL and fecal coliform were detected at all the stations except at Station # T-1. TDS ranged from 201.4 to 257 mg/L, conductivity varied from 343 to 513 microS/cm, and turbidity ranged between 0.66 and 1.55 NTU. It is recommended to the respective agencies to ensure that the chlorine residual is available at consumer end.