Extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing Escherichia coli in hospital wastewaters and sewage treatment plants in Queensland, Australia

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 737-745

  Gündoǧdu, Aycan ^a   Jennison, Amy V ^b   Smith, Helen V ^b   Stratton, Helen ^c   Katouli, Mohammad ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistant bacteria; ESBL; Escherichia coli; Hospital wastewater; Sewage treatment plant

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIUM; ENZYME; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOSPITAL WASTEWATER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; WASTE WATER;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84887269197     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: 14803275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2013-0515     Document Type: Article

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