Effect of chlorine exposure on the survival and antibiotic gene expression of multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in water

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1844-1854

  Prasad Karumathil, Deepti ^a   Yin, Hsin Bai ^a   Kollanoor Johny, Anup ^b   Venkitanarayanan, Kumar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter baumannii; Antibiotic resistance; Chlorine; Disinfection; Water

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHLORINE;

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; CHLORINE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISINFECTION; GENE EXPRESSION; PATHOGEN; SURVIVAL;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADEA GENE; ADEB GENE; ADEC GENE; ADEM GENE; AMI GENE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLAP GENE; CMR GENE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; GENE EXPRESSION; MDRP GENE; NONHUMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA 16S GENE; SUL1 GENE; SURVIVAL; TETA GENE; UPREGULATION; WATER QUALITY; DRUG EFFECTS; EVALUATION STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; CHLORINE; DISINFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84893556551     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110201844     Document Type: Article

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