ArticleThe Science of the total environment2018
Potential for gulls to transport bacteria from human waste sites to beaches.
Article in The Science of the total environment, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.
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- Short-term dietary changes are reflected in the cerebral content of adult ring-billed gulls.Royal Society open science · 2024Article
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- Municipal solid waste, an overlooked route of transmission for the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2: a review.Environmental chemistry letters · 2023Review
- Climate Change Impacts on Microbiota in Beach Sand and Water: Looking Ahead.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Microbial Source Tracking Approach to Investigate Fecal Waste at the Strawberry Creek Watershed and Clam Beach, California, USA.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Intestinal Microbes of Hooded Cranes (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- Is Intestinal Bacterial Diversity Enhanced by Trans-Species Spread in the Mixed-Species Flock of Hooded Crane (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- Characterization of Stormwater Runoff Based on Microbial Source Tracking Methods.Frontiers in microbiology · 2021Article
- Antibiotic Resistance in Recreational Waters: State of the Science.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Review
- Gulls as Sources of Environmental Contamination by Colistin-resistant Bacteria.Scientific reports · 2020Article
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Abstract
Contamination of recreational beaches due to fecal waste from gulls complicates beach monitoring and may pose a risk to public health. Gulls that feed at human waste sites may ingest human fecal microorganisms associated with that waste. If these gulls also visit beaches, they may serve as vectors, transporting fecal microorganisms to the beach where they may subsequently contaminate sand and water. In this study, samples collected from landfills, treated wastewater storage lagoons, and public beaches demonstrated a spatial and temporal overlap of markers for gull and human-associated microorganisms. In addition, markers for gull, fecal indicator bacteria, and the human-associated marker, HF183, were detected in gull feces and cloacae samples. Further, HF183 was detected in cloacae samples from gulls that were documented by radio-telemetry traveling between human waste sites and public beaches. This study highlights the potential for gulls that visit human waste sites to disperse human-associated microorganisms in the beach landscape.
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