Viability of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in thermal waters.
- VernacularTitle:緑膿菌（Ｐｓｅｕｄｏｍｏｎａｓ ａｅｒｕｇｉｎｏｓａ）に対する二，三の温泉水の影響
- Author:
Toshiro KUMAKI
;
Michihiko UEDA
;
Toshikatu HAGIWARA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Thermal water;
Viability
- From:The Journal of The Japanese Society of Balneology, Climatology and Physical Medicine
1988;51(3):147-152
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
Viability of Pseudomonas aeruginosa was examined by putting it into hot spring collected from seven places. In the acid waters (pH 2.0 to 2.2), the organisms lost their viability immediately at both cultivation temperatures of 37°C and 42°C. In alkaline waters (pH 8.0 to 9.1), the organisms were detected and increased after cultivation for 2 hours at 37°C.
The above result suggests that Pseudomonas aeruginosa may be present in whirlpools and/or indoor swimming pools of alkaline waters having a large number of bathers in a relatively small volume of water.
