Seawater is a reservoir of multi-resistant Escherichia coli, including strains hosting plasmid-mediated quinolones resistance and extended-spectrum beta-lactamases genes

The aim of this study was to examine antibiotic resistance (AR) dissemination in coastal water, considering the contribution of different sources of fecal contamination. Samples were collected in Berlenga, an uninhabited island classified as Natural Reserve and visited by tourists for aquatic recrea...

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Main Author: Alves, Marta S. (author)
Other Authors: Pereira, Anabela (author), Araújo, Susana M. (author), Castro, Bruno B. (author), Correia, António C. M. (author), Henriques, Isabel (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Antibiotic resistance
Escherichia coli
Fecal pollution
Microbial source tracking
Water quality
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/18586
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/18586

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http://hdl.handle.net/10773/18586

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