Occurrence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and endotoxin associated with the land application of biosolids

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 616-622

  Brooks, J P ^a,b   Maxwell, S L ^a   Rensing, C ^a   Gerba, C P ^a   Pepper, I L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Biosolids; Endotoxin; Groundwater; Land application

Indexed keywords

BIOSOLIDS; GROUNDWATER; MONITORING; SOILS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ENDOTOXIN SOIL CONCENTRATIONS; LAND APPLICATION;

BACTERIA;

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALOTIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; ENDOTOXIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTICS; BACKGROUND LEVEL; BACTERIUM; BIOSOLID; GROUNDWATER; SOIL MICROORGANISM; TOXIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOSOLID; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ENDOTOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PARTICULATE MATTER; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34547769167     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W07-021     Document Type: Article

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