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ZJUS-B
Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B (Biomedicine & Biotechnology)  2009, Vol. 10 Issue (12): 867-869    DOI: 10.1631/jzus.B0920218
Biotechnology     
Detection of Catabacter hongkongensis in polluted European water samples
Francesc CODONY, Bárbara ADRADOS, Leonardo Martín PÉREZ, Mariana FITTIPALDI, Jordi MORATÓ
Health and Environmental Laboratory (MSMLab), Universitat Politè cnica de Catalunya, Violinista Vellsolà 37, 08222 Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain; Mataró Waters-Municipal Laboratory, C/Pitá gores 1-7, 08302 Mataró, Barcelona, Spain
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Abstract  The Catabacteriaceae is a new bacterial family with a unique member: Catabacter hongkongensis is a strictly anaerobic, non-sporulating, Gram-positive coccobacillus that is phylogenetically related to some clostridial clusters. Little is known of its epidemiology and environmental distribution, but the inclusion of its 16S rRNA gene sequence in GenBank has allowed it to be detected qualitatively. As a first approach for prospective surveys, a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) procedure to identify C. hongkongensis has been developed. The presence of Catabacteriaceae in 29 water bodies subjected to possible human or animal impact has been investigated. Four of them were positive. The results confirm that highly polluted water can contain C. hongkongensis.

Key words： Catabacter hongkongensis      Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR)      Environmental water samples     
Received: 23 July 2009     
CLC:  Q93  
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Francesc CODONY, Bárbara ADRADOS, Leonardo Martín PÉREZ, Mariana FITTIPALDI, Jordi MORATÓ. Detection of Catabacter hongkongensis in polluted European water samples. Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B (Biomedicine & Biotechnology), 2009, 10(12): 867-869.

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