Determining the Relationship Between Environmental Factors (Temperature, Turbidity, and Salinity) and Total Vibrio in Water Samples from Slaughter Beach, Delaware Bhini Arora1, DevothaTumushimiyimana2, Rosemary Ebirim3, and Gulnihal Ozbay2,3, Ph.D. 1TheCharter School of Wilmington, Wilmington, DE 2Food Science and Technology Graduate Program, Human Ecology Department, Delaware State University, Dover, DE 3Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Delaware State University, Dover, DE Vibrio are a group of comma shaped bacteria, in the family of Vibrionaceae, which are aquatic microorganisms that inhabit salt and brackish waters (salt and freshwater mixed together), and arepathogenic to humans and other sea life. Biological pollutants (such as Vibrio bacteria) that reside in water are considered to be threatening to ecosystems and human life. Measuring water quality parameters such as temperature, turbidity, and salinity helps us determine the correlation between these factors and the levels of Vibrio. The objectives of this research are to evaluate the total vibrio(V. vulnificus, V. tubiashii, V. coralliilyticus, V. parahaemolyticus) in sea water samples collected from Slaughter Beach, DE, and to determine the relationship between environmental factors such as temperature, turbidity, and salinity and the level of Vibrio in the water. Water samples were collected from two different sites (Cedar Creek and Boat ramp) from June to July, 2021 at high and low tides in Slaughter Beach, Delaware. The samples were collected bimonthly. A YSI-556 multiprobe system was used to measure temperature, and salinity, while turbidity was monitored using a Global Water WQ770 turbidimeter. Vibrio were monitored by Thiosulfate Citrate Bile Salts Sucrose (TCBS) and Luria Broth (LB). 100 microliters of seawater were inoculated at 26°C and 37°C. Cedar Creek demonstrated high amounts of Vibrio spp. with high levels of salinity and temperature to both tides from June to July compared to the Boat ramp site. The Boat ramp site demonstrated high turbidity at high and low tides from June to July. This is a continuous project; more research is being conducted to come up with the concrete results and recommendations. Keywords:Vibrio, Temperature, Turbidity, Salinity Acknowledgements: We acknowledge USDA NIFA Capacity Building Grant Award# 2016-06642 for funding my internship and the project as part of the student experiential learning goal and the Project Director, Dr. Gulnihal Ozbay for providing this internship opportunity.

Relationship between Environmental Factors​ (Temperature, Turbidity, Salinity) ​ and Total Vibrio in Slaughter Beach, Delaware

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