Abundance of Aeromonas spp. in river and lake waters in and around Dhaka, Bangladesh. 1995

S Parveen, and M S Islam, and A Huq
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Aeromonas spp. are widely distributed in the aquatic environment. In Bangladesh, seasonal distribution of these organisms in aquatic environment was studied during July 1986-August 1987. Water, sediment, plant, and plankton samples were collected monthly from the Dhanmondi lake and the Buriganga river during the study period. Aeromonas spp. were isolated from all samples throughout the year. The seasonal peak of Aeromonas spp. was observed in warmer months (April-May) in the surface waters. In the sediment, the highest peak was observed in March and August. In most plants, the highest peak was observed during the winter months (December-February). In the plankton samples of the Dhanmondi lake and the Buriganga river, the highest counts were obtained in July and February respectively. In both the sampling sites, plants were observed to contain more Aeromonas than did the water and sediment samples. The prevalence of Aeromonas spp. throughout the year in aquatic environment suggests the autochthonous nature of these organisms and that there is an association of Aeromonas with the aquatic environment.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D005618 Fresh Water Water containing no significant amounts of salts, such as water from RIVERS and LAKES. Freshwater,Fresh Waters,Freshwaters,Water, Fresh,Waters, Fresh
D000333 Aeromonas A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that occurs singly, in pairs, or in short chains. Its organisms are found in fresh water and sewage and are pathogenic to humans, frogs, and fish.
D001459 Bangladesh A country in Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India. The capital is Dhaka.
D014871 Water Microbiology The presence of bacteria, viruses, and fungi in water. This term is not restricted to pathogenic organisms. Microbiology, Water
D015995 Prevalence The total number of cases of a given disease in a specified population at a designated time. It is differentiated from INCIDENCE, which refers to the number of new cases in the population at a given time. Period Prevalence,Point Prevalence,Period Prevalences,Point Prevalences,Prevalence, Period,Prevalence, Point,Prevalences

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