Patterns and persistence of antibiotic resistance in faecal indicator bacteria from freshwater recreational beaches

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 273-285

  Alm, E W ^a   Zimbler, D ^a,b   Callahan, E ^a,c   Plomaritis, E ^a,d  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OAKWOOD HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Michigan Surgery Specialists   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Enterococci; Environmental isolates; Escherichia coli; Great Lakes; Lake Huron

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BEACHES; GENES; LAKES; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SAND; WATER;

ANTIBIOTICS RESISTANCE; E. COLI; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISOLATES; FAECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; FRESH WATER; GREAT LAKES; LAKE HURONS; RECREATIONAL BEACHES; RESISTANCE GENES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FRESH WATER; WATER;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; BIOINDICATOR; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; HABITAT TYPE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHENOTYPE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; GENE; INDICATOR ORGANISM; KANAMYCIN RESISTANCE GENE; LAKE; MICROCOSM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; SAND; SEASHORE; UNITED STATES;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE HURON;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ENTEROCOCCI; ENVIRONMENTAL ISOLATES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GREAT LAKES; LAKE HURON;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; MICHIGAN; RECREATION; SILICON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84902546504     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12512     Document Type: Article

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