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dc.contributor.authorMaloo, A.
dc.contributor.authorFulke, A.B.
dc.contributor.authorSukumaran, S.
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-14
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-11T04:44:38Z
dc.date.available2023-11-25
dc.date.available2023-12-11T04:44:38Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.identifier.citationMarine Pollution Bulletin, vol.198; 2024; Article no: 115837
dc.identifier.issn0025-326X
dc.identifier.otherhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X23012729
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/J.MARPOLBUL.2023.115837
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.res.in/drs/handle/2264/9162
dc.descriptionIF(JCR2023) = 5.8
dc.description.abstractMumbai, India's seven-island city, is known for its sandy beaches as a major tourist attraction, but urbanization and industrialization have weakened the environment. Unregulated sewage disposal and untreated effluents off the coast have made the beach environment vulnerable. Therefore, monitoring water and sand quality at beaches should be mandatory. This study was thus designed to determine the microbiological status of selected sandy beaches, viz. Versova, Juhu, and Girgaon. The study found fecal coliforms in the sand, with stx1 and stx2 genes specific for Shiga toxin-producing E. coli pathotypes in 5.5 % of isolates, whereas the presence of eaeA gene specific for enteropathogenic E. coli pathotype was detected in 12.2 % of isolates, and the presence of the LT and ST genes specific for enterotoxigenic E. coli pathotype was detected in 6.6 % of isolates. Multiple antibiotic-resistant indices indicated high-risk contamination sources. The study suggests routine monitoring of pollution levels at coastal cities' beaches.
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.isreferencedbySCI
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dc.titleToxigenic Escherichia coli with high antibiotic resistance index recovered from sands of recreational beaches of Mumbai, India
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.affiliation.authorCSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Mumbai, Maharastra, India


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