Environmental factors affecting the presence of coliform bacteria in water and oysters (Crassostrea cucullata Born, 1778) in Negombo lagoon, Sri Lanka

Samuel Ayitey; Thanne Walawwe Gedera Fathima Mafaziya Nijamdeen; Harshini Peiris; Sunanda Kodikara Arachchilage; Isabelle F. George; Farid Dahdouh-Guebas; K. H. M. Ashoka Deepananda

doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2025.107561

Environmental factors affecting the presence of coliform bacteria in water and oysters (Crassostrea cucullata Born, 1778) in Negombo lagoon, Sri Lanka

Samuel Ayitey^*, Thanne Walawwe Gedera Fathima Mafaziya Nijamdeen, Harshini Peiris, Sunanda Kodikara Arachchilage, Isabelle F. George, Farid Dahdouh-Guebas, K. H. M. Ashoka Deepananda

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Original language	English
Article number	107561
Number of pages	9
Journal	Marine Environmental Research
Volume	212
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2025.107561
Publication status	Published - Nov 2025

Keywords

Crassostrea cucullata
Escherichia coli
Fecal indicator bacteria
Heterotrophic bacteria
Lagoon water
Oyster tissue
Physicochemical parameters
Total coliforms

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Ayitey, S., Mafaziya Nijamdeen, T. W. G. F., Peiris, H., Arachchilage, S. K., George, I. F., Dahdouh-Guebas, F., & Deepananda, K. H. M. A. (2025). Environmental factors affecting the presence of coliform bacteria in water and oysters (Crassostrea cucullata Born, 1778) in Negombo lagoon, Sri Lanka. Marine Environmental Research, 212, Article 107561. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2025.107561

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