Concentrations and antibiotic resistance of faecal indicator organisms and human pathogens associated with sewage waste on Scottish beaches, 2021

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• Last updated: 24 August 2024
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The data includes concentrations of faecal indicator organisms isolated from the plastic waste and natural substrates found on Scottish beaches, as well as the antibiotic resistance of selected strains of these organisms. Sewage-associated plastic waste, and naturally occurring substrates (seaweed and sand), were collected in 2021 from ten beaches along the Firth of Forth estuary (Scotland, UK). The concentrations of faecal indicator organisms (FIOs), E. coli and intestinal enterococci (IE), and potential human pathogens (Vibrio spp.) on the plastic waste and natural substrates were analysed using selective media. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) analysis was used to determine antibiotic resistance in selected strains. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/9d0a6437-f01e-4cf3-9f83-86d2f4ead869

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• Added to data.gov.uk: 2024-08-20
• Access contraints: If you reuse this data, you should cite: Metcalf, R., White, H.L., Moresco, V. , Ormsby, M.J., Oliver, D.O., Quilliam, R. (2024). Concentrations and antibiotic resistance of faecal indicator organisms and human pathogens associated with sewage waste on Scottish beaches, 2021. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/9d0a6437-f01e-4cf3-9f83-86d2f4ead869
• Harvest GUID: 9d0a6437-f01e-4cf3-9f83-86d2f4ead869
• Extent: Latitude: 56.277° to 55.848°
• Extent: Longitude: -3.878° to -2.747°
• Dataset reference date: 2024-08-09 (publication)
• Responsible party: University of Stirling (author, pointOfContact, owner); University of California Riverside (author); (custodian, publisher)
• ISO 19139 resource type: dataset
• Metadata language: eng
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