A pilot study on water pollution and characterization of multidrug-resistant superbugs from Byramangala tank, Ramanagara district, Karnataka, India

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 185, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 5483-5495

  Skariyachan, Sinosh ^a   Lokesh, Priyanka ^a   Rao, Reshma ^a   Kumar, Arushi Umesh ^a   Vasist, Kiran S ^a   Narayanappa, Rajeswari ^a  

^a DAYANANDA SAGAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

Antibiotic sensitivity; Byramangala tank; Carbapenem; Microbial contamination; Multidrug resistant; Superbugs

Indexed keywords

BYRAMANGALA TANK; CARBAPENEMS; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANTS; SUPERBUGS;

ANTIBIOTICS; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SALMONELLA; SEWAGE; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

WATER POLLUTION;

AMPICILLIN; CARBAPENEM; CEFIXIME; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FURAZOLIDONE; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; METICILLIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; NITROFURANTOIN; NOVOBIOCIN; OXACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTICS; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DRUG RESISTANCE; FECAL COLIFORM; PATHOGEN; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; SURFACE WATER; WATER POLLUTION;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECAL COLIFORM; HABITAT; INDIA; KLEBSIELLA; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; POLLUTION MONITORING; RESERVOIR; SALMONELLA; SEWAGE; SHIGELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; INDIA; PILOT PROJECTS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

BANGALORE; INDIA; KARNATAKA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 84878725319     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-012-2961-x     Document Type: Article

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