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KMID : 1023520140370040307
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Korean Journal of Veterinary Service
2014 Volume.37 No. 4 p.307 ~ p.312
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Survey of fecal coliform contamination in sands of educational facilities and parks in Seoul
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Kim Hye-Ra
Kim Neung-Hee
Park Hyoung-Sook
Kim Doo-Hwan
Lee Ju-Hyung
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Abstract
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Fecal coliform bacteria are indicators of fecal contamination and of the potential presence of pathogens associated with animal excreta, wastewater, sludge. This study examined the distribution of fecal coliform in sand of the playground at educational facilities and parks in Seoul. Fecal coliform were detected from 61 (22.1%) places out of 276 playgrounds. Escherichia (E) coli (75.4%) was found most frequently, followed by Cronobacter (Cro) sakazakii (8.7%), Klebsiella (K) pneumoniae (7.2%) and Actinobacter baumannii (4.3%). We also tested the bacteria for their susceptibility to 16 antibiotics using disk diffusion method. All the isolates were highly susceptible to cefepime, gentamicin, tetracycline, ciprofloxacin, enrofloxacin, nalidixic acid and sulfamethoxazole/ trimethoprim, but resistant to apramycin and cephalothin. E. coli and Cro. sakazakii were highly resistant to apramycin (100% and 83.3%), followed by cephalothin (51.9% and 50%) and ampicillin (19.2% and 16.7%). K. pneumoniae was highly resistant to ampicillin and apramycin (100%, respectively) but the remaining antibiotics were susceptible.
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KEYWORD
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Fecal coliform, Escherichia coli, Antibiotics, Educational facilities, Parks
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