Distribution and Antibiotic Resistance Profiles of Salmonella enterica in Rural Areas of North Carolina After Hurricane Florence in 2018.

ABSTRACT: In this study, water samples were analyzed from a rural area of North Carolina after Hurricane Florence in 2018 and the distribution of the ttrC virulence gene of Salmonella enterica were investigated. We also examined the distribution of culturable S. enterica and determined their antibiotic resistance profiles. Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the classes of aminoglycoside, beta-lactam, and macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B (MLSB) were targeted in this study. The ttrC gene was detected in 23 out of 25 locations. There was a wider and higher range of the ttrC gene in flooded water versus unflooded water samples (0-2.12 × 10⁵ copies/L vs. 0-4.86 × 10⁴ copies/L). Culturable S. enterica was isolated from 10 of 25 sampli

SUBMITTER: Mao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7892206 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature