A preliminary investigation on the occurrence and distribution of antibiotic resistance genes in the Beijiang River, South China

Journal of Environmental Sciences (China)

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1656-1661

  Ling, Zhenhao ^a,b   Yang, Ying ^c   Huang, Yuanli ^d   Zou, Shichun ^a   Luan, Tiangang ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d Guangzhou Quality Supervision and Testing Institute   (China)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistant genes; Beijiang River; South China

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; GENES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ANTIBIOTIC CONCENTRATION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENES; ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT GENES; BEIJIANG RIVERS; OCCURRENCE AND DISTRIBUTION; RESISTANT BACTERIA; SELF-AMPLIFICATION; SOUTH CHINA;

RIVERS;

AMPLIFICATION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DNA; GENE; RIVER WATER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

BEI RIVER; CHINA; GUANGDONG;

RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHINA; GENETICS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

CHINA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84881566062     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(12)60223-X     Document Type: Article

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