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ArticleAMB Express2017

Genetic relatedness of faecal coliforms and enterococci bacteria isolated from water and sediments of the Apies River, Gauteng, South Africa.

Mutshiene Deogratias Ekwanzala, Akebe Luther King Abia, Eunice Ubomba-Jaswa, Jitendra Keshri, Ndombo Benteke Maggy Momba

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Article in AMB Express, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Mutshiene Deogratias EkwanzalaDepartment of Environmental, Water and Earth Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Arcadia Campus, Private BagX680, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa. ekwanzalamd@tut.ac.za.
Akebe Luther King AbiaDepartment of Environmental, Water and Earth Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Arcadia Campus, Private BagX680, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa.
Eunice Ubomba-JaswaNatural Resources and the Environment, CSIR, PO Box 395, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa.
Jitendra KeshriDepartment of Environmental, Water and Earth Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Arcadia Campus, Private BagX680, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa.
Ndombo Benteke Maggy MombaDepartment of Environmental, Water and Earth Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Arcadia Campus, Private BagX680, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa. mombamnb@tut.ac.za.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To date, the microbiological quality of river sediments and its impact on water resources are not included in the water quality monitoring assessment. Therefore, the aim of this study was to establish genetic relatedness between faecal coliforms and enterococci isolated from the river water and riverbed sediments of Apies River to better understand the genetic similarity of microorganisms between the sediment and water phases. Indicator bacteria were subjected to a molecular study, which consisted of PCR amplification and sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA and 23S rRNA gene using specific primers for faecal coliforms and enterococci, respectively. Results revealed that the Apies River had high faecal pollution levels with enterococci showing low to moderate correlation coefficient (r

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Enterococcus sppFaecal coliformsGenetic similarityRiverbed sedimentRiver water

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PMCPMC5218955

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