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Host-Specific Bacteroides Markers-Based Microbial Source Tracking in Aquaculture Areas.


ABSTRACT: Various waterborne pathogens originate from human or animal feces and may cause severe gastroenteric outbreaks. Bacteroides spp. that exhibit strong host- or group-specificities are promising markers for identifying fecal sources and their origins. In the present study, 240 water samples were collected from two major aquaculture areas in Republic of Korea over a period of approximately 1 year, and the concentrations and occurrences of four host-specific Bacteroides markers (human, poultry, pig, and ruminant) were evaluated in the study areas. Host-specific Bacteroides markers were detected widely in the study areas, among which the poultry-specific Bacteroides marker was detected at the highest concentration (1.0-1.2 log10 copies L-1). During the sampling period, high concentrations of host-specific Bacteroides markers were detected between September and December 2015. The host-specific Bacteroides marker-combined geospatial map revealed the up-to-downstream gradient of fecal contamination, as well as the effects of land-use patterns on host-specific Bacteroides marker concentrations. In contrast to traditional bacterial indicators, the human-specific Bacteroides marker correlated with human specific pathogens, such as noroviruses (r=0.337; P<0.001). The present results indicate that host-specific Bacteroides genetic markers with an advanced geospatial analysis are useful for tracking fecal sources and associated pathogens in aquaculture areas.

SUBMITTER: Ko HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6031393 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Host-Specific Bacteroides Markers-Based Microbial Source Tracking in Aquaculture Areas.

Ko Hye Young HY   Cho Kyuseon K   Park SungJun S   Kim Jin Hwi JH   Kang Joo-Hyon JH   Jeong Yong Seok YS   Choi Jong Duck JD   Sin Yongsik Y   Lee Cheonghoon C   Ko GwangPyo G  

Microbes and environments 20180601 2


Various waterborne pathogens originate from human or animal feces and may cause severe gastroenteric outbreaks. Bacteroides spp. that exhibit strong host- or group-specificities are promising markers for identifying fecal sources and their origins. In the present study, 240 water samples were collected from two major aquaculture areas in Republic of Korea over a period of approximately 1 year, and the concentrations and occurrences of four host-specific Bacteroides markers (human, poultry, pig,  ...[more]

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