Modeling transport of antibiotic resistant bacteria in aquatic environment using stochastic differential equations.

ABSTRACT: Contaminated sites are recognized as the "hotspot" for the development and spread of antibiotic resistance in environmental bacteria. It is very challenging to understand mechanism of development of antibiotic resistance in polluted environment in the presence of different anthropogenic pollutants. Uncertainties in the environmental processes adds complexity to the development of resistance. This study attempts to develop mathematical model by using stochastic partial differential equations for the transport of fluoroquinolone and its resistant bacteria in riverine environment. Poisson's process is assumed for the diffusion approximation in the stochastic partial differential equations (SPDE). Sensitive analysis is performed to evaluate the parameters and variables for their influence over

SUBMITTER: Gothwal R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7494867 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature