Occurrence of Antibiotic Resistance Genes and Bacterial Markers in a Tropical River Receiving Hospital and Urban Wastewaters.

The occurrence of emerging biological contaminants including antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and Faecal Indicator Bacteria (FIB) is still little investigated in developing countries under tropical conditions. In this study, the total bacterial load, the abundance of FIB (E. coli and Enterococcus...

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Main Authors: Naresh Devarajan, Amandine Laffite, Crispin Kyela Mulaji, Jean-Paul Otamonga, Pius Tshimankinda Mpiana, Josué Ilunga Mubedi, Kandasamy Prabakar, Bastiaan Willem Ibelings, John Poté
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4766091?pdf=render