A PCR-DGGE approach to evaluate the impact of wastewater source on the antibiotic resistance diversity in treated wastewater effluent

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1323-1331

  Sigala, J ^a   Unc, A ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; PCR DGGE; Raw wastewater; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT BACTERIA; DIVERSITY ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FINAL EFFLUENTS; INDUCING RESISTANCES; INDUSTRIAL SOURCES; NURSING HOMES; PCR-DGGE; PRIMARY TREATMENT; RAW WASTEWATERS; SECONDARY TREATMENT; SOURCE TYPES; TREATED WASTEWATER; TREATMENT PLANTS; TREATMENT SYSTEMS; WASTEWATER COLLECTION; WASTEWATER SOURCES; WATER USE;

ANTIBIOTICS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

EFFLUENTS;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT; WATER USE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; EFFLUENT; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIAL LOAD; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84859726431     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.024     Document Type: Article

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