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dc.contributor.authorClements, Katieen_UK
dc.contributor.authorQuilliam, Richarden_UK
dc.contributor.authorJones, David Len_UK
dc.contributor.authorWilson, Jamesen_UK
dc.contributor.authorMalham, Shelagh Ken_UK
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-14T00:11:55Z-
dc.date.available2015-02-14T00:11:55Z-
dc.date.issued2015-02-15en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/21291-
dc.description.abstractRoutine bacterial monitoring of shellfish beds using indicator species is a common global practice designed to prevent human consumption of contaminated shellfish products. However, current bacteriological monitoring procedures which focus on the quantification of faecal indicator organisms (FIOs) as a proxy for microbial pollution may not be representative of total bacterial contamination levels present in shellfish harvesting areas. The objective of this study was to critically assess the accuracy of current monitoring strategies by quantifying the spatial (lateral and longitudinal distance) and temporal (seasonality and tidal state) concentrations of FIOs (Escherichia coli and total coliforms) within a single intertidal commercially harvested shellfish bed. Spatial and temporal FIO dynamics, including the effects of tidal state and seasonality, were quantified in mussel flesh and sediment samples from a single intertidal mussel (Mytilus edulis) bed. Our results confirmed that FIO concentrations across a shellfish bed were heterogeneous over larger spatial and temporal scales, but showed no relation to the concentrations of autochthonous bacteria, such as Vibrio spp., or the physico-chemical parameters of the sediment. These results have important implications for both public health and the economic prosperity of the shellfish industry, and demonstrate the importance of accommodating both spatial and temporal fluctuations in routine bacteriological monitoring protocols. We conclude that current FIO monitoring procedures may not accurately represent levels of microbial contamination within shellfish harvesting areas and that more robust microbiological testing procedures need developing.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherElsevieren_UK
dc.relationClements K, Quilliam R, Jones DL, Wilson J & Malham SK (2015) Spatial and temporal heterogeneity of bacteria across an intertidal shellfish bed: Implications for regulatory monitoring of faecal indicator organisms. Science of the Total Environment, 506-507, pp. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.10.100en_UK
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dc.subjectEnvironmental reservoirsen_UK
dc.subjectFaecal indicator bacteriaen_UK
dc.subjectFaecal pollutionen_UK
dc.subjectMytilus edulisen_UK
dc.subjectSedimenten_UK
dc.subjectVibrio spp.en_UK
dc.titleSpatial and temporal heterogeneity of bacteria across an intertidal shellfish bed: Implications for regulatory monitoring of faecal indicator organismsen_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.rights.embargodate2999-12-16en_UK
dc.rights.embargoreason[Clements et al 2015.pdf] The publisher does not allow this work to be made publicly available in this Repository therefore there is an embargo on the full text of the work.en_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.10.100en_UK
dc.citation.jtitleScience of the Total Environmenten_UK
dc.citation.issn0048-9697en_UK
dc.citation.volume506-507en_UK
dc.citation.spage1en_UK
dc.citation.epage9en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusVoR - Version of Recorden_UK
dc.author.emailrichard.quilliam@stir.ac.uken_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationBangor Universityen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationBiological and Environmental Sciencesen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationBangor Universityen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationDeepdock Musselsen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationBangor Universityen_UK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000347576800001en_UK
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-84909641766en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid612447en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0001-7020-4410en_UK
dc.date.accepted2014-10-28en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2014-10-28en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2014-12-03en_UK
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rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_UK
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local.rioxx.authorClements, Katie|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorQuilliam, Richard|0000-0001-7020-4410en_UK
local.rioxx.authorJones, David L|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorWilson, James|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorMalham, Shelagh K|en_UK
local.rioxx.projectInternal Project|University of Stirling|https://isni.org/isni/0000000122484331en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2999-12-16en_UK
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local.rioxx.filenameClements et al 2015.pdfen_UK
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local.rioxx.source0048-9697en_UK
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