Insights into the Bacterial Profiles and Resistome Structures Following the Severe 2018 Flood in Kerala, South India.

ABSTRACT: Extreme flooding is one of the major risk factors for human health, and it can significantly influence the microbial communities and enhance the mobility of infectious disease agents within the affected areas. The flood crisis in 2018 was one of the severe natural calamities recorded in the southern state of India (Kerala) that significantly affected its economy and ecological habitat. We utilized a combination of shotgun metagenomics and bioinformatics approaches to understand the bacterial profile and the abundance of pathogenic and antibiotic-resistant bacteria in extremely flooded areas of Kuttanad, Kerala (4-10 feet below sea level). Here we report the bacterial profiles of flooded sites that are abundant with virulent and resistant bacteria. The flooded sites were heavily contaminate

SUBMITTER: Jaya Divakaran S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6843399 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature