INCIDENCE OF TRANSFERABLE ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANCE AMONG ENTEROTOXIGENICESCHERICHIA-COLI IN URBAN DRINKING-WATER

Authors
PATHAK SP GAUTAM AR GAUR A GOPAL K RAY PK
Citation
Sp. Pathak et al., INCIDENCE OF TRANSFERABLE ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANCE AMONG ENTEROTOXIGENICESCHERICHIA-COLI IN URBAN DRINKING-WATER, Journal of environmental science and health. Part A: Environmental science and engineering, 28(7), 1993, pp. 1445-1455
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences
Journal title
Journal of environmental science and health. Part A: Environmental science and engineering → ACNP
ISSN journal
10934529
Volume
28
Issue
7
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1445 - 1455
Database
ISI
SICI code
1093-4529(1993)28:7<1445:IOTAAE>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
The bacteriological analysis of 50 drinking water samples from various sources in different parts of Lucknow city showed coliforms (>10/100m l) and faecal coliforms (>1/100ml) in 56% and 44% of samples, respecti vely. Escherichia coli were isolated from 13 samples. All the isolates were found to be enterotoxigenic. Out of the total E. coli strains on ly six exhibited antibiotic resistance. Multiple and single resistance s were found in 4 and 2 resistant strains, respectively. These strains also showed transfer of their antibiotic resistances at significant f requencies. Presence of transferable antibiotic resistance, particular ly in enterotoxigenic E.coli in drinking water due to the faecal conta mination, is a major factor for incidences of various diarrhoeal disea ses.