Determination of total antibiotic resistance in waterborne bacteria in rivers and streams in Northern Ireland: Can antibiotic-resistant bacteria be an indicator of ecological change?

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 349-358

  Moore, John E ^a,b   Rao, Juluri R ^b,c   Moore, Peter J A ^d   Millar, B Cherie ^a   Goldsmith, Colin E ^a   Loughrey, Anne ^a   Rooney, Paul J ^a  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d Ballymena Academy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ABR; Antibiotic resistance; Aquatic; Bacteria; Determinants; Drinking water; Pathogens; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DRINKING WATER; FECES; GENE TRANSFER; MASS BALANCE; METABOLISM; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RIVER WATER; STREAM; SURFACE WATER; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION;

NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77952420030     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-009-9294-z     Document Type: Article

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