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Genetic characterization of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from wastewater and river water in Tunisia: predominance of CTX-M-15 and high genetic diversity.
Environmental science and pollution research international - 1 Dec 2020
Hassen Bilel, Abbassi Mohamed Salah, Benlabidi Saloua, Ruiz-Ripa Laura, Mama Olouwafemi M, Ibrahim Chourouk, Hassen Abdennaceur, Hammami Salah, Torres Carmen
Abstract excerpt
Aquatic environments are crucial hotspots for the dissemination of antibiotic resistant microorganisms and resistance genes. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the occurrence and the genetic characterization of cefotaxime-resistant (CTXR) Enterobacteriaceae at a Tunisian semi-industrial pilot plant with biological treatment (WWPP) and its receiving river (Rouriche River, downstream from WWPP)...
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