Microbiological characterization of aquatic microbiomes targeting taxonomical marker genes and antibiotic resistance genes of opportunistic bacteria

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 512-513, Issue , 2015, Pages 316-325

  Alexander, Johannes ^a   Bollmann, Anna ^b   Seitz, Wolfram ^b   Schwartz, Thomas ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Zweckverband Landeswasserversorgung Betriebs und Forschungslaboratorium   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Aquatic environment; Opportunistic bacteria; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; EXTRACTION; GENES; GROUNDWATER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SURFACE WATERS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENES; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; MICROBIAL CHARACTERIZATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUANTITATIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BACTERIA;

GROUND WATER; RAIN; SURFACE WATER; WASTE WATER;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BASIN; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMARKER; BIOME; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SURFACE WATER; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

AMPC GENE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL LOAD; BLAVIM 1 GENE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DNA EXTRACTION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ERMB GENE; GENE TARGETING; GERMANY; MECA GENE; MICROBIOME; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TAXONOMY; VANA GENE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; BACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER;

GERMANY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; MICROBIOTA; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84921651587     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.01.046     Document Type: Article

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