Plasmid-mediated multiple antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli in crude and treated wastewater used in agriculture

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 251-258

  Pignato, S ^a   Coniglio, M A ^a   Faro, G ^a   Weill, F X ^b   Giammanco, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Escherichia coli; Integrons; R plasmids; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFALOTIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; KANAMYCIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; PLASMID; PUBLIC HEALTH; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AGRICULTURE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INTEGRON; INTESTINE FLORA; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); MOLECULAR SIZE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; R PLASMID; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONELLA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; R FACTOR; SEWAGE; STATISTICS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA;

AGRICULTURE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; INTEGRONS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; R FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 67651009616     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2009.019     Document Type: Article

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