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This study aimed to fast screen the microbiological contamination of recreational waters using a TaqMan Array Card (TAC), a multiplexed platform designed for the simultaneous detection of 35 enteropathogens. Surface and deep marine water samples were concentrated by skimmed milk flocculation and processed for nucleic acid extraction protocol using QIAamp Fast DNA Stool Mini Kit. Twelve microorganisms and parasites, including bacteria (n = 6), protozoa (4), and viruses (2), were detected in 85.7% (24/28) of samples. Campylobacter (82.1%), Cryptosporidium (39.3%), and adenovirus (14.3%) were the most detected pathogens. Neither fungi nor helminths were detected. A spatial pollution profile of microbiological contamination was observed in the area. Methodologies for simultaneous detection of multiple pathogens, such as TAC, can assist decision-makers by providing a quick assessment of the microbiological water quality in areas used for recreational purposes, which in many cases are in accordance with the bacteriological indicators.
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We thank Prof. Dr. Renato da Silva Carreira, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), for helping in the first sampling and to Eric Houpt (Rotanetwork University of Virginia/CDC/PAHO/WHO) for TAC provisioning. This research work is within the scope of the activities of FIOCRUZ as a collaborating center of PAHO/WHO of Public and Environmental Health.
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This work was funded by the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development [CNPq, grant numbers 406414/2016–5, 166082/2015–5].
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Study conception and design were performed by Carmen Baur Vieira, Marize Pereira Miagostovich, and Renato Castiglia Feitosa. Material preparation and data collection were performed by Carmen Baur Vieira, Irene Trigueiros Araújo, and Fernando César Ferreira. Jie Liu and Irene Trigueiros Araújo contributed to the TAC methodology. Analysis was performed by Carmen Baur Vieira. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Carmen Baur Vieira, Marize Pereira Miagostovich, and Renato Castiglia Feitosa. Marize Pereira Miagostovich contributed to the project administration and funding acquisition. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Vieira, C.B., Araújo, I.T., Ferreira, F.C. et al. Fast screening of enteropathogens in marine water samples. Braz J Microbiol 53, 1439–1446 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42770-022-00770-w
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