Salmonella from a Microtidal Estuary Are Capable of Invading Human Intestinal Cell Lines.

Salmonella from a Microtidal Estuary Are Capable of Invading Human Intestinal Cell Lines. Microb Ecol. 2019 Aug 05;: Authors: Siddiqee MH, Henry R, Deletic A, Bulach DM, Coleman RA, McCarthy DT Abstract Faecal contamination poses health risks for the recreational users of urban estuaries. However, our understanding of the potential pathogenicity of faecal microbes in these environments is limited. To this end, a study was conducted to understand the spatial and seasonal distribution of Salmonella in water and sediments of the Yarra River estuary, Melbourne, Australia. Among 210 samples in total, culturable Salmonella were recovered from 27%, 17%, and 19% of water, bank, and bed sediment samples, respectively. The combined detection increased from 15% in winter to 32% in summer (p < 0.05) indicating seasonal variation as potential part of public health risk assessments. Further, pathogenic potential of the Salmonella isolates was characterised via the quantification of attachment and invasion capacity using human epithelial colorectal cell line Caco-2 on a subset of isolates (n = 62). While all of these isolates could attach and invade Caco-2 cells, 52% and 13% of these showed greater attachment and invasiveness, respectively, than the corresponding mean values for S. Typhimurium ATCC14028 control. Isolates from winter were on average more invasive (seven out of eight isolates with the highest invasiveness recovered from the colder...
Source: Microbial Ecology - Category: Microbiology Authors: Tags: Microb Ecol Source Type: research