Bacterial isolates from drinking water river sources exhibit multi-drug resistant trait.

ABSTRACT: Freshwater habitat is a natural reservoir for antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR poses serious human, animal, and environmental public health threats. This study aimed to evaluate the physicochemical and microbiological quality of five selected rivers (Apitipiti 1, Apitipiti 2, Apitipiti 3, Sogidi, and Aba Apa Akinmorin) in Oyo town, Nigeria, as well as the antibiotic resistance pattern of isolated bacterial species, using conventional methods. Most physicochemical parameters were within WHO and NIS permissible limits. Pearson's correlation matrix indicated that there were significant (p < 0.05) interactions among pH, electrical conductivity, temperature, sulphate and chloride salts, and BOD and COD. A total of thirty-two (32) bacterial species were isolated and identified as: Aeromonas (

SUBMITTER: Popoola BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11480157 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature