Plant debris are hotbeds for pathogenic bacteria on recreational sandy beaches

Abstract On recreational sandy beaches, there are guidelines for the management of bacterial pollution in coastal waters regarding untreated sewage, urban wastewater, and industrial wastewater. However, terrestrial plant debris on coastal beaches can be abundant especially after floods and whilst it...

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Main Authors: Yoshihiro Suzuki, Hiroki Shimizu, Takahiro Kuroda, Yusuke Takada, Kei Nukazawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91066-w