Occurrence and resistance of pathogenic bacteria along the Tietê River downstream of São Paulo in Brazil

Clean - Soil, Air, Water

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 339-347

  Abraham, Wolf Rainer ^a   Macedo, Alexandre José ^a   Gomes, Luiz Humberto ^b   Tavares, Flavio C A ^b  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Pathogenic bacteria; Resistance; Water

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIA; PATHOGENS; RIVER POLLUTION; WATER;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; PATHOGEN; RIVER WATER;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA; TIETE RIVER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SHIGELLA BOYDII; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI;

EID: 35348966149     PISSN: 18630650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clen.200700011     Document Type: Article

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