Microbiological Analysis of Necrosols Collected from Urban Cemeteries in Poland
Table 1
The number and frequency (%) of isolations of individual bacteria and fungi in the ground of the cemetery, collected at the depths of 0.15–0.20 m (I) and 2 m (II) in the five necropolises (A–E).
Pathogens
Cemetery
A
B
C
D
E
= 45
= 20
= 30
= 35
= 25
I
II
I
II
I
II
I
II
I
II
Bacillus spp.
30
30
20
20
30
30
25
25
25
25
67%
67%
100%
100%
100%
100%
71%
71%
100%
100%
Bacillus cereus
10
10
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
22%
22%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Bacillus megaterium
10
10
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
22%
22%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Enterococcus spp.
30
30
20
20
25
25
35
35
25
25
67%
67%
100%
100%
83%
83%
100%
100%
100%
100%
Enterococcus faecalis
10
10
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
22%
22%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Enterobacteriaceae spp.
25
25
5
5
15
15
5
5
25
25
Escherichia coli
56%
56%
25%
25%
50%
50%
14%
14%
100%
100%
KES group
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
20
20
Serratia megaterium
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
80%
80%
Staphylococcus spp.
10
10
nd
nd
nd
nd
10
10
nd
nd
22%
22%
0%
0%
0%
0%
29%
29%
0%
0%
Staphylococcus epidermidis
10
10
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
22%
22%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
CNS
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
10
10
nd
nd
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
29%
29%
0%
0%
Penicillium spp.
30
30
20
20
nd
nd
10
10
20
20
67%
67%
100%
100%
0%
0%
29%
29%
80%
80%
Penicillium spp.
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
nd
10
10
nd
nd
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
29%
29%
0%
0%
Bacterial and fungal systematic given at the most detailed taxonomic level.
