RT Journal Article
T1 Survival of human pathogenic bacteria in different types of natural mineral water
A1 Serrano, Concepción
A1 Romero Martín, Margarita
A1 Alou Cervera, Luis
A1 Sevillano Fernández, David
A1 Corvillo Martín, Iluminada
A1 Armijo Castro, Francisco
A1 Maraver Eyzaguirre, Francisco De Paula
AB The aim of this study was to determine the survival of human pathogens (Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) in five natural mineral waters (NMWs) with different properties and mineralization levels. Five NMWs from four Spanish spas with different dry residue at 110 °C were used: A = 76,935 mg/L; B = 1,827 mg/L; C = 808.4 mg/L; D = 283.8 mg/L; and E = 170.4 mg/L. An initial inoculum of 1 × 106 colony forming units (cfu)/mL was used for survival studies. Distilled water, chlorinated tap water and Mueller–Hinton broth were used as controls. Colony counts in all different waters were lower than those achieved with Mueller–Hinton broth over all incubation periods. A direct effect between the bacterial survival and the level of mineralization water was observed. The NMW E with low mineralization level along with the radioactive properties showed the highest antibacterial activity among all NMWs.
PB IWA Publishing
SN 1477-8920
SN 1996-7829
YR 2012
FD 2012-08-14
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/106733
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/106733
LA eng
NO Serrano C, Romero M, Alou L, Sevillano D, Corvillo I, Armijo F, Maraver F. Survival of human pathogenic bacteria in different types of natural mineral water. J Water Health. 2012 Sep;10(3):400-5.
DS Docta Complutense
RD 26 abr 2025