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KMID : 1156220180440020133
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Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
2018 Volume.44 No. 2 p.133 ~ p.142
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Distribution of Pathogenic Vibrios in the Aquatic Environment Adjacent to Coastal Areas of South Korea and Analysis of the Environmental Factors Affecting Their Occurrence
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Jeong Young-Il
Myung Go-Eun
Choi Eun-Jin
Soh Sang-Moon
Park Gi-Jun
Son Tae-Jong
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Abstract
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Objectives: The pathogenic Vibrios genus denotes halophilic bacteria that are distributed in aquatic environments, including both sea and freshwater. Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio vulnificus, and Vibrio parahaemolyticus are the most important species since they can be potent human pathogens and leading causes of septicemia, wound infections, and seafood borne gastroenteritis. The recent emergence of a potential pandemic clone, V. cholera serotype O1 and the cholera outbreak in South Korea in 2016 indicates the importance of consistent surveillance of pathogenic Vibrio genus within coastal areas.
Methods: The present study was undertaken to determine where and how vibrios live in the aquatic environment adjacent to coastal areas of South Korea. For this survey, a total of 838 samples were obtained at 35 different sites in South Korean coastal areas during the period from January 2016 to December 2016. Pathogenic vibrios was determined using the real-time PCR method, and its clones were isolated using three selective plating media. We also monitored changes in seawater and atmospheric temperature, salinity, turbidity, and hydrogen ion concentration at the collection points.
Results: The total isolation rates of V. vulnificus, V. cholera (non-pathogenic, non-O1, non-O139 serogroups), and V. parahaemolyticus from seawater specimens in 2016 were 14.2, 13.48, and 67.06%, respectively.
Conclusions: The isolation rates of pathogenic vibrios genus showed a positive correlation with temperature of seawater and atmosphere but were negatively correlated with salinity and turbidity.
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KEYWORD
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Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio vulnificus, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, seawater, aquatic environmental factor
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