A comparison of soil Staphylococcus aureus and fecal indicator bacteria concentrations across land uses in a Hawaiian watershed.

Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), and fecal indicator bacteria (FIB; Enterococcus spp., Clostridium perfringens) concentrations increase in Hawaiian streams and estuaries following storms and pose a health threat to recreational water users.

Environmental Surveillance and Characterization of Antibiotic Resistant at Coastal Beaches and Rivers on the Island of Hawai'i.

are human facultative pathogenic bacteria and can be found as contaminants in the environment. The aim of our study was to determine whether methicillin-resistant (MRSA) and methicillin-susceptible (MSSA) isolated from coastal beach and river waters, anchialine pools, sand, and wastewater on the island of Hawai'i, Hawai'i, are a potential health risk. Samples were collected from three regions on Hawai'i Island from July to December 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic and were characterized using whole-genome sequencing (WGS).