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Frances, N., Hornby, H. and Hunter, P.R. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5608-6144
(1991)
The isolation of Listeria species from fresh-water sites in Cheshire and North Wales.
Epidemiology and Infection, 107 (1).
pp. 235-238.
ISSN 0950-2688
Abstract
We report a study to determine the presence of Listeria species in surface waters. One hundred ml volumes of 30 water samples taken from 21 different sites were analysed. Most of the samples examined were from ponds and lakes. Listeria species were isolated on eight (27%) occasions, six of these isolates were L. seeligeri, one was L. innocua and one L. welshimeri. Although not statistically significant, coliform and Escherichia coli counts were higher in waters that were positive than were negative for Listeria spp. It is suggested that the low isolation rate of listeria in this study reflects the fact that most waters examined did not receive sewage outfalls. Water sports activities are unlikely to be a risk factor for listeriosis.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Feb 2022 11:30 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Mar 2023 14:51 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/83742 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S0950268800048858 |
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