Comparison of Enterococcus Species Diversity in Marine Water and Wastewater Using Enterolert and EPA Method 1600

摘要: EPA Method 1600 and Enterolert are used interchangeably to measure Enterococcus for fecal contamination of public beaches, but the methods occasionally produce different results. Here we assess whether these differences attributable selectivity certain species within group. Both were obtain 1279 isolates from 17 environmental samples, including influent effluent four wastewater treatment plants, ambient marine water seven freshwater urban runoff two stream systems. The identified level. Detection non-Enterococcus was slightly higher using (8.4%) than (5.1%). E. faecalis faecium, commonly associated with human waste, predominant in wastewater; however, had greater faecalis, which also shown a laboratory-created sample. same not observed most beach samples. These samples relatively proportions plant species, casseliflavus (18.5%) mundtii (5.7%), compared wastewater, suggesting inputs beaches runoff. potential among testing should be considered when assessing sanitary quality so that health warnings based on indicators representative sources.