High Levels of Antibiotic Resistance but No Antibiotic Production Detected Along a Gypsum Gradient in Great Onyx Cave, KY, USA

High Levels of Antibiotic Resistance but No Antibiotic Production Detected Along a Gypsum Gradient in Great Onyx Cave, KY, USA

A preliminary study of antibiotic production and antibiotic resistance was conducted in Great Onyx Cave in Mammoth Cave National Park, KY, to determine if gypsum (CaSO4∙2H2O) affects these bacterial activities. The cave crosses through the width of Flint Ridge, and passages under the sandstone capro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kathleen Lavoie, Tania Ruhumbika, Anissa Bawa, Aaryn Whitney, José de Ondarza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-09-01
Series:Diversity
Subjects:
gypsum
antibiotic production
antibiotic resistance
Great Onyx Cave
Great Kentucky Desert
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/9/4/42

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