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Faecal contamination of echinoderms: first report of heavy     Escherichia coli     loading of sea urchins from a natural growing area
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Autores: Bouchoucha, Marc; Piquet, Jean-come; Chavanon, Fabienne; Dufresne, C.; Le Guyader, Soizick.
Although little evidence existed to support that view, European countries and in particular France, have regarded echinoderms, including sea urchins, as low risk in terms of feacal contamination. It is hypothesized that the sea urchins mode of feeding, which is based on grazing and differs from bivalve molluscs, would prevent it from concentrating high levels of Escherichia coli. Here, we monitored E. coli levels in sea urchins (Paracentrotus lividus) and in filter-feeder mussels (Mytillus galloprovincialis), collected concurrently from the same natural area over a 1-year period to verify this assumption. Sea urchins were collected on the seafloor, whereas mussels were collected from the water column at a depth of 4 m. Our results showed heavy bacterial...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: E. coli; Fecal contamination; Mussel; Sea urchin; Shellfish monitoring program.
Ano: 2016
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00310/42086/41400.pdf