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Habersack, M. J., Dillaha, T. A., & Hagedorn, C. (2011). Common snapping turtles (chelydra serpentina) as a source of fecal indicator bacteria in freshwater systems. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, (early view). 
Added by: Sarina Wunderlich (28 Aug 2011 21:15:10 UTC)
Resource type: Journal Article
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2011.00572.x
BibTeX citation key: Habersack2011
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Categories: General
Keywords: Bakterien = bacteria, Habitat = habitat, Nordamerika = North America, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises
Creators: Dillaha, Habersack, Hagedorn
Collection: Journal of the American Water Resources Association
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Abstract     
The United States Total Maximum Daily Load program is required by Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act to clean up waters that do not meet state water quality standards. While conducting research into the bacterial composition of semiaquatic mammal feces, the opportunity presented itself to quantify commonly used pathogen indicator bacteria in the gastrointestinal contents from an ectothermic (cold-blooded) animal, the common snapping turtle. Indicator bacteria concentrations were on the order of 106 CFU/g feces (dry weight basis). The estimated bacterial loadings from this study demonstrate that the common snapping turtle, if present in sufficient numbers, may contribute significant bacterial loadings to waterways and should be considered when developing bacterial Total Maximum Daily Loads and in other bacterial water quality assessments.
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