The Water Cycle, a Potential Source of the Bacterial Pathogen Bacillus cereus
Table 4
Lysimeter leaching events: B. cereus sl density in water percolated from soil. Water flows during sampling periods. B. cereus sl flows estimated during sampling periods.
Date of rain event
Rainwater (mm)
Dates of water sampling
B. cereus sl ()
Mean water flow during the sampling period (L/h)
Mean B. cereus sl flow during the sampling period ()
25-26 April 2011
33.5
25 April 2011
5.48
ND***
ND
01–04 June 2011
61.5
4 June 2011
5.69
0.698
5.53
01–07 November 2011
183
3 November 2011*
5.18
0.187
4.46
3-4 November 2011*
4.98
0.551
4.72
4 November 2011*
5.46
1.940
5.75
9-10 November 2011**
3.95
0.266
3.38
10–14 November 2011**
4.26
0.163
3.47
14 November 2011**
3.48
0.134
2.61
03-04 April 2012
40
5 April 2012
3.62
0.049
2.31
5-6 April 2012
3.66
0.027
2.09
10 April 2012
10
10–12 April 2012
3.83
0.006
1.61
Measurements performed at the beginning of the November 2011 rain-leaching event. **Measurements performed at the end of the November 2011 rain-leaching event. ***ND: not done.
