--- - attrs: .reference_type: 0 Author: 'Maier Brown, Alisa F.; Dortch, Quay; Van Dolah, Frances M.; Leighfield, Tod A.; Morrison, Wendy; Thessen, Anne E.; Steidinger, Karen; Richardson, Bill; Moncreiff, Cynthia A.; Pennock, Jonathan R.' DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2005.07.004 ISSN: 1878-1470 Issue: 2 Journal: Harmful Algae Pages: 199-212 Title: 'Effect of salinity on the distribution, growth, and toxicity of Karenia spp' Volume: 5 Year: 2006 _record_number: 18862 _uuid: 646f0d85-8511-4ead-bc83-26e765c3c4d3 reftype: Journal Article child_publication: /article/10.1016/j.hal.2005.07.004 href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/reference/646f0d85-8511-4ead-bc83-26e765c3c4d3.yaml identifier: 646f0d85-8511-4ead-bc83-26e765c3c4d3 uri: /reference/646f0d85-8511-4ead-bc83-26e765c3c4d3 - attrs: .reference_type: 0 Abstract: 'Campylobacter is the leading cause of bacterium-associated diarrhea in the United States and most developed countries. While this disease is considered a food-borne disease, many clinical cases cannot be linked to a food source. In rural and agrarian areas environmental transmission may be an important factor contributing to case loads. Here we investigated the waterborne prevalence of campylobacters in a mixed-use rural watershed in the coastal plain of southern Georgia (United States). Six sites representing various degrees of agricultural and human influence were surveyed biweekly to monthly for 1 year for the presence of culturable thermophilic campylobacters and other measures of water quality. Campylobacters were frequently present in agriculture- and sewage-impacted stretches of streams. The mean campylobacter counts and overall prevalence were highest downstream from a wastewater treatment plant that handled both human and poultry slaughterhouse waste (