Antibiotic resistance profiles of Escherichia coli isolated from different water sources in the mmabatho locality, North-West Province, South Africa

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 106, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 44-49

  Kinge, Constance N Wose ^a   Ateba, C Njie ^a   Kawadza, D Tonderai ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; E. coli; MAR indices; Multiple antibiotic resistance (MAR) phenotypes; Water borne bacteria

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DAM; DIFFUSION; DRUG; INDEX METHOD; ISOLATED POPULATION; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SURVIVAL; WASTEWATER; WATER STORAGE;

MMABATHO; NORTH WEST PROVINCE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77950263401     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: 19967489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajs.v106i1/2.14     Document Type: Article

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