Biodiversity of amoebae and amoeba-associated bacteria in water treatment plants.

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Title
Biodiversity of amoebae and amoeba-associated bacteria in water treatment plants.
Journal
International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
Author(s)
Corsaro D., Pages G.S., Catalan V., Loret J.F., Greub G.
ISSN
1618-131X[electronic], 1438-4639[linking]
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2010
Volume
213
Number
3
Pages
158-166
Language
english
Abstract
In this study, we enlarged our previous investigation focusing on the biodiversity of chlamydiae and amoebae in a drinking water treatment plant, by the inclusion of two additional plants and by searching also for the presence of legionellae and mycobacteria. Autochthonous amoebae were recovered onto non-nutritive agar, identified by 18S rRNA gene sequencing, and screened for the presence of bacterial endosymbionts. Bacteria were also searched for by Acanthamoeba co-culture. From a total of 125 samples, we recovered 38 amoebae, among which six harboured endosymbionts (three chlamydiae and three legionellae). In addition, we recovered by amoebal co-culture 11 chlamydiae, 36 legionellae (no L. pneumophila), and 24 mycobacteria (all rapid-growers). Two plants presented a similar percentage of samples positive for chlamydiae (11%), mycobacteria (20%) and amoebae (27%), whereas in the third plant the number of recovered bacteria was almost twice higher. Each plant exhibited a relatively high specific microbiota. Amoebae were mainly represented by various Naegleria species, Acanthamoeba species and Hartmannella vermiformis. Parachlamydiaceae were the most abundant chlamydiae (8 strains in total), and in this study we recovered a new genus-level strain, along with new chlamydiae previously reported. Similarly, about 66% of the recovered legionellae and 47% of the isolated mycobacteria could represent new species. Our work highlighted a high species diversity among legionellae and mycobacteria, dominated by putative new species, and it confirmed the presence of chlamydiae in these artificial water systems.
Keywords
free-living amebas, drinking-water, resisting bacteria, environmental mycobacteria, acanthamoeba-polyphaga, legionella-pneumophila, amoebal coculture, diversity, identification, spp.
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18/08/2010 14:53
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