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.
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August 14 2012
Survival of human pathogenic bacteria in different types of natural mineral water
Concepción Serrano;
Concepción Serrano
1Departamento de Medicina Física y Rehabilitación, Hidrología Médica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza Ramon y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Margarita Romero;
2Departamento de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Luis Alou;
Luis Alou
3Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza Ramon y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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David Sevillano;
David Sevillano
3Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza Ramon y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Iluminada Corvillo;
Iluminada Corvillo
1Departamento de Medicina Física y Rehabilitación, Hidrología Médica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza Ramon y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Francisco Armijo;
Francisco Armijo
1Departamento de Medicina Física y Rehabilitación, Hidrología Médica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza Ramon y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Francisco Maraver
Francisco Maraver
1Departamento de Medicina Física y Rehabilitación, Hidrología Médica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza Ramon y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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J Water Health (2012) 10 (3): 400–405.
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Received:
December 23 2011
Accepted:
July 17 2012
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Concepción Serrano, Margarita Romero, Luis Alou, David Sevillano, Iluminada Corvillo, Francisco Armijo, Francisco Maraver; Survival of human pathogenic bacteria in different types of natural mineral water. J Water Health 1 September 2012; 10 (3): 400–405. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2012.009
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