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Article: Isolation of Laribacter hongkongensis, a novel bacterium associated with gastroenteritis, from drinking water reservoirs in Hong Kong

TitleIsolation of Laribacter hongkongensis, a novel bacterium associated with gastroenteritis, from drinking water reservoirs in Hong Kong
Authors
KeywordsCommunity-acquired gastroenteritis
Drinking water
Freshwater fish
Hong Kong
Laribacter hongkongensis
Reservoir
Issue Date2007
PublisherBlackwell Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/JAM
Citation
Journal Of Applied Microbiology, 2007, v. 103 n. 3, p. 507-515 How to Cite?
AbstractAims: Freshwater fish has been found to be the reservoir of Laribacter hongkongensis, a recently discovered bacterium associated with community-acquired gastroenteritis. However, little is known about the ecology of this bacterium in the aquatic environment. We carried out a surveillance study to investigate the presence of L. hongkongensis in water and freshwater fish from 10 drinking water reservoirs in Hong Kong. Methods and Results: Using membrane filtration, L. hongkongensis was isolated from the waters of six reservoirs, with numbers ranging from 1 to 12 CFU l -1. Higher recovery rates were observed in summer and during days of higher water and ambient temperatures. Of 27 freshwater fish collected from the reservoirs, L. hongkongensis was recovered from the intestines of two fish, a Goldfish and a Nile tilapia. Overall, 35 different pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns are found among the 59 isolates recovered from water and the two isolates from freshwater fish. Conclusions: The present report represents the first to demonstrate the presence of L. hongkongensis in natural water environments. Significance and Impact of the Study: Although it is unlikely that treated, drinking water is an important source of L. hongkongensis-associated gastroenteritis, one should be aware of the possibility of other contaminated water as a source of human infection. © 2007 The Authors.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/79043
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2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.764
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dc.contributor.authorLau, SKPen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWoo, PCYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorFan, RYYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorMa, SSLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHui, WTen_HK
dc.contributor.authorAu, SYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, LLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, JYFen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLau, ATKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLeung, KYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorPun, TCTen_HK
dc.contributor.authorShe, HHLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, CYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, LLLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorYuen, KYen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T07:49:54Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-06T07:49:54Z-
dc.date.issued2007en_HK
dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Applied Microbiology, 2007, v. 103 n. 3, p. 507-515en_HK
dc.identifier.issn1364-5072en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/79043-
dc.description.abstractAims: Freshwater fish has been found to be the reservoir of Laribacter hongkongensis, a recently discovered bacterium associated with community-acquired gastroenteritis. However, little is known about the ecology of this bacterium in the aquatic environment. We carried out a surveillance study to investigate the presence of L. hongkongensis in water and freshwater fish from 10 drinking water reservoirs in Hong Kong. Methods and Results: Using membrane filtration, L. hongkongensis was isolated from the waters of six reservoirs, with numbers ranging from 1 to 12 CFU l -1. Higher recovery rates were observed in summer and during days of higher water and ambient temperatures. Of 27 freshwater fish collected from the reservoirs, L. hongkongensis was recovered from the intestines of two fish, a Goldfish and a Nile tilapia. Overall, 35 different pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns are found among the 59 isolates recovered from water and the two isolates from freshwater fish. Conclusions: The present report represents the first to demonstrate the presence of L. hongkongensis in natural water environments. Significance and Impact of the Study: Although it is unlikely that treated, drinking water is an important source of L. hongkongensis-associated gastroenteritis, one should be aware of the possibility of other contaminated water as a source of human infection. © 2007 The Authors.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/JAMen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Applied Microbiologyen_HK
dc.rightsJournal of Applied Microbiology. Copyright © Blackwell Publishing Ltd.en_HK
dc.subjectCommunity-acquired gastroenteritis-
dc.subjectDrinking water-
dc.subjectFreshwater fish-
dc.subjectHong Kong-
dc.subjectLaribacter hongkongensis-
dc.subjectReservoir-
dc.subject.meshAnimalsen_HK
dc.subject.meshColony Count, Microbialen_HK
dc.subject.meshCommunity-Acquired Infections - microbiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshDisease Reservoirs - microbiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshElectrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field - methodsen_HK
dc.subject.meshEnvironmental Microbiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshFishes - microbiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshFood Microbiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshFresh Water - microbiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshGastroenteritis - microbiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshHong Kongen_HK
dc.subject.meshHumansen_HK
dc.subject.meshNeisseriaceae - genetics - isolation & purificationen_HK
dc.subject.meshPhenotypeen_HK
dc.subject.meshPhylogenyen_HK
dc.subject.meshRNA, Bacterial - geneticsen_HK
dc.subject.meshRNA, Ribosomal, 16S - geneticsen_HK
dc.subject.meshWater Microbiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshWater Supplyen_HK
dc.titleIsolation of Laribacter hongkongensis, a novel bacterium associated with gastroenteritis, from drinking water reservoirs in Hong Kongen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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