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ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2015

Rapid proliferation of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio vulnificus, and Vibrio cholerae during freshwater flash floods in French Mediterranean coastal lagoons.

Kevin Esteves, Dominique Hervio-Heath, Thomas Mosser, Claire Rodier, Marie-George Tournoud, Estelle Jumas-Bilak, Rita R Colwell, Patrick Monfort

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Article in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 62 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Kevin EstevesHydroSciences Montpellier, UMR 5569, CNRS, IRD, Université Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
Dominique Hervio-HeathIfremer, RBE, SG2M, Laboratoire Santé, Environnement et Microbiologie-LNR Microbiologie, Plouzané, France.
Thomas MosserHydroSciences Montpellier, UMR 5569, CNRS, IRD, Université Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
Claire RodierHydroSciences Montpellier, UMR 5569, CNRS, IRD, Université Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
Marie-George TournoudHydroSciences Montpellier, UMR 5569, CNRS, IRD, Université Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
Estelle Jumas-BilakHydroSciences Montpellier, UMR 5569, CNRS, IRD, Université Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
Rita R ColwellCenter for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology and Institute for Advanced Computer Studies, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA.
Patrick MonfortHydroSciences Montpellier, UMR 5569, CNRS, IRD, Université Montpellier, Montpellier, France pmonfort@univ-montp2.fr.
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement · FRCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRIfremer · FRLaboratoire HydroSciences Montpellier · FRUniversité de Montpellier · FRUniversity of Maryland, College Park · US

Funding

EPIDEMIOLOGY &ECOLOGY OF VIBRIO CHOLERAE IN BANGLADESHR01AI039129 · NIAID · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI SACK, DAVID A · 1996 to 2014
$15.2M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI039129
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio vulnificus, and Vibrio cholerae of the non-O1/non-O139 serotype are present in coastal lagoons of southern France. In these Mediterranean regions, the rivers have long low-flow periods followed by short-duration or flash floods during and after heavy intense rainstorms, particularly at the end of the summer and in autumn. These floods bring large volumes of freshwater into the lagoons, reducing their salinity. Water temperatures recorded during sampling (15 to 24°C) were favorable for the presence and multiplication of vibrios. In autumn 2011, before heavy rainfalls and flash floods, salinities ranged from 31.4 to 36.1‰ and concentrations of V. parahaemolyticus, V. vulnificus, and V. cholerae varied from 0 to 1.5 × 10(3) most probable number (MPN)/liter, 0.7 to 2.1 × 10(3) MPN/liter, and 0 to 93 MPN/liter, respectively. Following heavy rainstorms that generated severe flash flooding and heavy discharge of freshwater, salinity decreased, reaching 2.2 to 16.4‰ within 15 days, depending on the site, with a concomitant increase in Vibrio concentration to ca. 10(4) MPN/liter. The highest concentrations were reached with salinities between 10 and 20‰ for V. parahaemolyticus, 10 and 15‰ for V. vulnificus, and 5 and 12‰ for V. cholerae. Thus, an abrupt decrease in salinity caused by heavy rainfall and major flooding favored growth of human-pathogenic Vibrio spp. and their proliferation in the Languedocian lagoons. Based on these results, it is recommended that temperature and salinity monitoring be done to predict the presence of these Vibrio spp. in shellfish-harvesting areas of the lagoons.

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Environmental MicrobiologyFloodsBacterial LoadFranceFresh WaterMediterranean RegionRainSalinityTemperatureTime FactorsVibrio choleraeVibrio parahaemolyticusVibrio vulnificus

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PMID26319881
PMCPMC4592872
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