Influence of sewage treatment and urbanization on selection of multiple resistance in fecal coliform populations
The fecal coliform populations found in the raw sewages and final sewage effluents of mechanical treatment plants, a long-term retention lagoon, shorter-term retention lagoons, a remote northern Canada river, and a heavily urbanized prairie river were examined for antibiotic resistance and the posse...
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crasmicro:10.1128/aem.46.1.227-232.1983 2023-11-05T03:45:02+01:00 Influence of sewage treatment and urbanization on selection of multiple resistance in fecal coliform populations Bell, J B Elliott, G E Smith, D W 1983 http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.46.1.227-232.1983 https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/aem.46.1.227-232.1983 en eng American Society for Microbiology https://journals.asm.org/non-commercial-tdm-license Applied and Environmental Microbiology volume 46, issue 1, page 227-232 ISSN 0099-2240 1098-5336 Ecology Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Food Science Biotechnology journal-article 1983 crasmicro https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.46.1.227-232.1983 2023-10-09T15:50:40Z The fecal coliform populations found in the raw sewages and final sewage effluents of mechanical treatment plants, a long-term retention lagoon, shorter-term retention lagoons, a remote northern Canada river, and a heavily urbanized prairie river were examined for antibiotic resistance and the possession of R factors. It was determined that there was a decrease in the percentage of multiresistant fecal coliform populations in the mechanical sewage treatment plants and shorter-term retention lagoons; however, there was an increase in populations from the long-term retention lagoon. The percentage of the populations possessing transmissible R factors was constant in the mechanical treatment and shorter-term retention facilities; however, the ability to transmit was lost in 50% of the infective population of the long-term retention facility. A striking contrast was found between the populations of the remote northern Slave River and those of the urbanized Red River. Of the fecal coliforms in the Slave River, 7.1% were multiresistant, and only 0.79% possessed transmissible R factors. The Red River fecal coliform populations were 52.9% multiresistant, and 18.77% of the total population possessed transmissible R factors. The influence of urbanization and the type of sewage treatment have been shown to affect the selection and survival of multiresistant fecal coliforms and R+ fecal coliforms. Determination of other factors influencing the development and the survival of these populations is needed for rational wastewater management and water quality consideration. Article in Journal/Newspaper Slave River ASM Journals (American Society for Microbiology - via Crossref) Applied and Environmental Microbiology 63 2 408 413 |
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The fecal coliform populations found in the raw sewages and final sewage effluents of mechanical treatment plants, a long-term retention lagoon, shorter-term retention lagoons, a remote northern Canada river, and a heavily urbanized prairie river were examined for antibiotic resistance and the possession of R factors. It was determined that there was a decrease in the percentage of multiresistant fecal coliform populations in the mechanical sewage treatment plants and shorter-term retention lagoons; however, there was an increase in populations from the long-term retention lagoon. The percentage of the populations possessing transmissible R factors was constant in the mechanical treatment and shorter-term retention facilities; however, the ability to transmit was lost in 50% of the infective population of the long-term retention facility. A striking contrast was found between the populations of the remote northern Slave River and those of the urbanized Red River. Of the fecal coliforms in the Slave River, 7.1% were multiresistant, and only 0.79% possessed transmissible R factors. The Red River fecal coliform populations were 52.9% multiresistant, and 18.77% of the total population possessed transmissible R factors. The influence of urbanization and the type of sewage treatment have been shown to affect the selection and survival of multiresistant fecal coliforms and R+ fecal coliforms. Determination of other factors influencing the development and the survival of these populations is needed for rational wastewater management and water quality consideration. |
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Influence of sewage treatment and urbanization on selection of multiple resistance in fecal coliform populations |
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Influence of sewage treatment and urbanization on selection of multiple resistance in fecal coliform populations |
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Influence of sewage treatment and urbanization on selection of multiple resistance in fecal coliform populations |
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Influence of sewage treatment and urbanization on selection of multiple resistance in fecal coliform populations |
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Influence of sewage treatment and urbanization on selection of multiple resistance in fecal coliform populations |
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influence of sewage treatment and urbanization on selection of multiple resistance in fecal coliform populations |
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