Screening of environment water for the presence of blaNDM-1 gene containing microorganisms

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 695-697

  Shah, Tawaf Ali ^a   Zahra, Rabaab ^a  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Colistin; Gram negative bacteria; Meropenem resistant bacteria; Pakistan; Polymyxin B; Water

Indexed keywords

COLISTIN; MEROPENEM; POLYMYXIN B; WATER; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE; BETA-LACTAMASE NDM-1; THIENAMYCIN DERIVATIVE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY; ANALYSIS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL LOAD; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION STUDY; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL LOAD; BETA-LACTAMASES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; THIENAMYCINS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84906716372     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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