Survival of faecal bacteria in Antarctic coastal waters

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Statham, Jo A., McMeekin, Tom A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1994
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; Antarctic; Davis Station; Davis-Station; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102094000507; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102094000507

The effect of solar radiation on the survival of Escherichia coli, Salmonella zanzibar and a faecal Streptococcus strain in seawater was tested in laboratory experiments, and survival of E. coli was tested under natural light conditions at Davis Station, Antarctica. Exposure to artificial light of w...