Low prevalence of antibiotic-resistant gram-negative bacteria isolated from rural south-western Ugandan groundwater

Water SA

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 343-348

  Soge, Olusegun O ^a   Giardino, Michael A ^a   Ivanova, Iana C ^a   Pearson, Amber L ^a   Meschke, John S ^a   Roberts, Marilyn C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Conjugal transfer; Drinking water; Gram negative; Resistance genes

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CONJUGAL TRANSFER; DRINKING WATER; GRAM-NEGATIVE; RESISTANCE GENES;

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; POTABLE WATER;

GENES;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER; RURAL AREA;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 67650331133     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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