Naslov
Emerging human pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii in the natural aquatic environment: a public health risk?

Autori
Dekić, Svjetlana ; Klobučar, Göran ; Ivanković, Tomislav ; Zanella, Davor ; Vucić, Matej ; Bourdineaud, Jean-Paul ; Hrenović, Jasna

Izvornik
International journal of environmental health research (0960-3123) 28 (2018), 3; 315-322

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Acinetobacter baumannii ; bacteria ; fish ; Poecilia reticulata ; aquatic environment

Sažetak
Bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii is an emerging human pathogen whose presence in the aquatic environment raises the issue of public health risk. Fish colonization represents the potential route of pathogen transmission to humans. The aim was to examine the colonization of A. baumannii to freshwater fish Poecilia reticulata. An extensively drug-resistant A. baumannii was tested at three concentrations in natural spring water. Additionally, 70 fish from the Sava River (Croatia) were screened for the presence of A. baumannii, which was not found in gill swabs or analysed gut. The colonization potential of A. baumannii in freshwater fish is dependent upon its concentration in surrounding water. The low concentration of A. baumannii in natural waters represents low colonization potential of freshwater fish. The risk for public health exists in closed water bodies where there is constant inflow of water polluted by A. baumannii in concentrations above 3 log CFU mL−1.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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