Antibiotic Resistance and Virulence Determinants of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Isolates Cultured from Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Environmental Samples.

ABSTRACT: Crude oil and its derivates are among the most important environmental pollutants, where P. aeruginosa strains producing AlkB1 and AlkB2 alkane hydroxylases are often involved in their biodegradation. The aim of this study was to analyze antibiotic resistance and virulence determinants of a P. aeruginosa isolate cultured from a hydrocarbon-contaminated soil sample from Ogoniland, Nigeria, and to compare its characteristics with P. aeruginosa isolates cultured worldwide from hydrocarbon-contaminated environments or from clinical samples. Using the ResFinder reference database, a catB7 chloramphenicol acetyltransferase gene, an ampC-type PDC β-lactamase gene, and an OXA-50 type β-lactamase gene were identified in all P. aeruginosa strains analyzed in

SUBMITTER: Ozoaduche CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11945736 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature