<i>Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii</i> complex prevalence, spatial-temporal distribution, and contamination sources in Canadian aquatic environments.

ABSTRACT: Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii (ACB) complex has been identified as a group of emerging opportunistic pathogens that cause nosocomial infections. The current study investigates the prevalence, distribution, and diversity of pathogenic ACB complex in various aquatic systems with different uses. Of the total 157 agricultural, raw drinking water intake, recreational beach, and wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent samples, acinetobacters were isolated, quantified, and confirmed by genus- and ACB complex-specific PCR assays. Of all agricultural surface water samples, A. calcoaceticus (65%) was more frequently detected than A. pittii (14%), A. nosocomialis (9%), and A. baumannii (3%). In WWTP effluent samples, A. baumannii was more prevalent

SUBMITTER: Benoit T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11449026 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature