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Article: Environmental surveillance for Laribacter hongkongensis, a diarrhoeal pathogen discovered in Hong Kong.
Title | Environmental surveillance for Laribacter hongkongensis, a diarrhoeal pathogen discovered in Hong Kong. |
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Authors | |
Issue Date | 2009 |
Publisher | Hong Kong Medical Association. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hkmj.org/resources/supp.html |
Citation | Hong Kong Medical Journal = Xianggang Yi Xue Za Zhi / Hong Kong Academy Of Medicine, 2009, v. 15 Suppl 2, p. 30-32 How to Cite? |
Abstract | 1. Laribacter hongkongensis was isolated from the midguts and hindguts of 86 (24%) of 360 freshwater fish from retail markets, including grass carp (60%), bighead carp (53%), mud carp (25%), and large-mouth bass (5%). 2. This study is the first to demonstrate the presence of L hongkongensis in natural water environments, with the bacterium being isolated from the waters of six reservoirs, with higher recovery rates in summer and during days of higher water and ambient temperatures. 3. Molecular typing using pulsed field gel electrophoresis revealed a heterogeneous population of L hongkongensis in both the freshwater fish and drinking water reservoir isolates, suggesting that the bacterium is endemic in our freshwater environments. 4. Since freshwater fish are common food items for our population, the general public should be educated on the proper preparation and thorough cooking of freshwater fish before consumption to avoid L hongkongensis-associated gastroenteritis. 5. Although it is unlikely that treated drinking water is a significant source of L hongkongensis-associated gastroenteritis, it is important to be aware of the possibility of other contaminated water as a source of human infection. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/157572 |
ISSN | 2021 Impact Factor: 1.256 2020 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.357 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Lau, SK | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Yuen, KY | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Woo, PC | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Young, L | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-08-08T08:51:22Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2012-08-08T08:51:22Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Hong Kong Medical Journal = Xianggang Yi Xue Za Zhi / Hong Kong Academy Of Medicine, 2009, v. 15 Suppl 2, p. 30-32 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1024-2708 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/157572 | - |
dc.description.abstract | 1. Laribacter hongkongensis was isolated from the midguts and hindguts of 86 (24%) of 360 freshwater fish from retail markets, including grass carp (60%), bighead carp (53%), mud carp (25%), and large-mouth bass (5%). 2. This study is the first to demonstrate the presence of L hongkongensis in natural water environments, with the bacterium being isolated from the waters of six reservoirs, with higher recovery rates in summer and during days of higher water and ambient temperatures. 3. Molecular typing using pulsed field gel electrophoresis revealed a heterogeneous population of L hongkongensis in both the freshwater fish and drinking water reservoir isolates, suggesting that the bacterium is endemic in our freshwater environments. 4. Since freshwater fish are common food items for our population, the general public should be educated on the proper preparation and thorough cooking of freshwater fish before consumption to avoid L hongkongensis-associated gastroenteritis. 5. Although it is unlikely that treated drinking water is a significant source of L hongkongensis-associated gastroenteritis, it is important to be aware of the possibility of other contaminated water as a source of human infection. | en_US |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Hong Kong Medical Association. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hkmj.org/resources/supp.html | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi / Hong Kong Academy of Medicine | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Animals | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field - Methods | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Fishes - Microbiology | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Food Contamination - Analysis | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Food Microbiology | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Hong Kong | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Humans | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Male | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Middle Aged | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Neisseriaceae - Isolation & Purification | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Water Microbiology | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Water Supply - Standards | en_US |
dc.title | Environmental surveillance for Laribacter hongkongensis, a diarrhoeal pathogen discovered in Hong Kong. | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Lau, SK:skplau@hkucc.hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Yuen, KY:kyyuen@hkucc.hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Woo, PC:pcywoo@hkucc.hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Lau, SK=rp00486 | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Yuen, KY=rp00366 | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Woo, PC=rp00430 | en_US |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 19258631 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-73349102825 | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 15 Suppl 2 | en_US |
dc.identifier.spage | 30 | en_US |
dc.identifier.epage | 32 | en_US |
dc.publisher.place | Hong Kong | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Lau, SK=7401596211 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Yuen, KY=36078079100 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Woo, PC=7201801340 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Young, L=7403664166 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1024-2708 | - |