Enumeration and characterization of antimicrobial-resistant escherichia coli bacteria in effluent from municipal, hospital, and secondary treatment facility sources
Galvin, S. Boyle, F. Hickey, P. Vellinga, A. Morris, D. Cormican, M.
Galvin, S.
Boyle, F.
Hickey, P.
Vellinga, A.
Morris, D.
Cormican, M.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10379/11577
https://doi.org/10.13025/27050
https://doi.org/10.13025/27050
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2010-06-04
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Galvin, S. Boyle, F.; Hickey, P.; Vellinga, A.; Morris, D.; Cormican, M. (2010). Enumeration and characterization of antimicrobial-resistant escherichia coli bacteria in effluent from municipal, hospital, and secondary treatment facility sources. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 76 (14), 4772-4779
Abstract
We describe a modification of the most probable number (MPN) method for rapid enumeration of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli bacteria in aqueous environmental samples. E. coli (total and antimicrobial-resistant) bacteria were enumerated in effluent samples from a hospital (n = 17) and municipal sewers upstream (n = 5) and downstream (n = 5) from the hospital, effluent samples from throughout the treatment process (n = 4), and treated effluent samples (n = 13). Effluent downstream from the hospital contained a higher proportion of antimicrobial-resistant E. coli than that upstream from the hospital. Wastewater treatment reduced the numbers of E. coli bacteria (total and antimicrobial resistant); however, antimicrobial-resistant E. coli was not eliminated, and E. coli resistant to cefotaxime (including extended-spectrum betalactamase [ESBL] producers), ciprofloxacin, and cefoxitin was present in treated effluent samples.
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American Society for Microbiology
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