Antibiotic resistance in triclosan tolerant fecal coliforms isolated from surface waters near wastewater treatment plant outflows (Morris County, NJ, USA)

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 88, Issue , 2013, Pages 79-88

  Middleton, June H ^a   Salierno, James D ^a  

^a FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic cross resistance; Chloramphenicol; Fecal coliforms; Multiple antibiotic resistance; Nitrofurantoin; Triclosan; Wastewater effluent

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; NITROFURANTOIN; RIVER WATER; RUNOFF; SURFACE WATER; TRICLOSAN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFLUENT; FECAL COLIFORM; NUTRIENT; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RIVER FLOW; RIVER SYSTEM; RIVER WATER; RUNOFF; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS RESISTANCE; EFFLUENT; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA; FECAL COLIFORM; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PRECIPITATION; SERRATIA; STREAM (RIVER); UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NEW JERSEY; RIVERS; TRICLOSAN; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

MORRIS COUNTY [NEW JERSEY]; NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES;

CITROBACTER; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA; SERRATIA;

EID: 84871530496     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2012.10.025     Document Type: Article

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