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Phenotyping and genotyping of antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from a natural river basin.
Environmental science & technology - 1 May 2008
Hu Jianying, Shi Jiachen, Chang Hong, Li Dong, Yang Min, Kamagata Yoichi
Abstract excerpt
Scientists have become increasingly concerned about the occurrence of antibacterial resistance in the environment. In this study, Escherichia coli resistant to one or more antibiotics among nine antibiotics was screened from Wenyu River Basin in Beijing, China, with mean frequency of 48.7 +/- 8.7% of 388 isolates in summer and 47 +/- 6% of 236 isolates in winter. The mean multiantibiotic resistance (MAR) index in...
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