Characterization of lead-resistant river isolate Enterococcus faecalis and assessment of its multiple metal and antibiotic resistance

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 185, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 5285-5293

  Aktan, Yasin ^a   Tan, Sema ^a   Icgen, Bulent ^b  

^a KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Enterococcus faecalis; Lead resistant; Molecular characterization; Multi antibiotic resistance; Multi metal resistance

Indexed keywords

16S RRNA SEQUENCING; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CONTAMINATED SURFACE WATER; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; LEAD-RESISTANT; MINIMAL INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION; MULTI-METALS;

ANTIBIOTICS; BACILLI; CURING; DNA; HEAVY METALS; RIVER POLLUTION; RNA; SURFACE WATERS;

LEAD COMPOUNDS;

ALUMINUM; AMIKACIN; AZTREONAM; BARIUM; CHROMIUM; CHROMOSOME DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID; DNA; GENTAMICIN; IRON; LEAD; LITHIUM; NICKEL; RNA 16S; SILVER; STRONTIUM; TIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; LEAD; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVER WATER; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE LOCATION; METAL RESISTANCE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR SIZE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYSICAL SENSITIVITY; PLASMID; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LEAD; METALS, HEAVY; RIVERS; TURKEY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

KIZILIRMAK RIVER; TURKEY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

EID: 84879059721     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-012-2945-x     Document Type: Article

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