Epidemiological Description and Detection of Antimicrobial Resistance in Various Aquatic Sites in Marseille, France.

ABSTRACT: Antibiotic resistance is a worldwide public health concern and has been associated with reports of elevated mortality. According to the One Health concept, antibiotic resistance genes are transferrable to organisms, and organisms are shared among humans, animals, and the environment. Consequently, aquatic environments are a possible reservoir of bacteria harboring antibiotic resistance genes. In our study, we screened water and wastewater samples for antibiotic resistance genes by culturing samples on different types of agar media. Then, we performed real-time PCR to detect the presence of genes conferring resistance to beta lactams and colistin, followed by standard PCR and gene sequencing for verification. We mainly isolated Enterobacteriaceae from all samples. In water samples, 3

SUBMITTER: El-Sawalhi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10101087 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature