Bacterial multi-resistance to antibiotics in water from plant cavities (phytotelms) in a deep tropical forest from Costa Rica
Introduction: The spread of antimicrobial resistance in natural environments continues to be reported throughout the world; nevertheless, there is no study about phytotelms (water in the natural cavities of plants) in the deep understory of tropical cloud forests from Costa Rica. Objective: To dete...
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| author | Stephanny Sánchez-Vargas Paula Vargas-Jiménez Luis Vega-Corrales Junior Pastor Pérez-Molina |
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Introduction: The spread of antimicrobial resistance in natural environments continues to be reported throughout the world; nevertheless, there is no study about phytotelms (water in the natural cavities of plants) in the deep understory of tropical cloud forests from Costa Rica. Objective: To detect phytotelm antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains in a Costa Rican forest and nearby town. Methods: We used the disk diffusion method to analyze the antimicrobial resistance of 10 gram-negative bacterial strains from phytotelm water collected from 10 bromeliads and 10 heliconias in both sites. Results: Three strains were multidrug resistant to more than three antibiotics in each site, and only one strain was susceptible to all antibiotics. Antibiotic resistance was similar in both environments. Conclusions: Phytotelm can be a rapid, cost-effective, and simple source for detecting antimicrobial resistance in unexplored environments.
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| spelling | doaj.art-44aa2fc0dcf6430c8e1b189b0a880df32023-11-10T19:29:32ZengUniversidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED)Cuadernos de investigación UNED1659-42661659-441X2023-10-0115210.22458/urj.v15i2.4675Bacterial multi-resistance to antibiotics in water from plant cavities (phytotelms) in a deep tropical forest from Costa RicaStephanny Sánchez-Vargas0Paula Vargas-Jiménez1Luis Vega-Corrales2Junior Pastor Pérez-Molina3Universidad Nacional, Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas, Laboratorio de Microbiología Marina (LaMMaR), Heredia, Costa RicaUniversidad Nacional, Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas, Laboratorio de Ecología Funcional y Ecosistemas Tropicales (LEFET), Heredia, Costa RicaUniversidad Nacional, Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas, Laboratorio de Microbiología Marina (LaMMaR), Heredia, Costa RicaUniversidad Nacional, Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas, Laboratorio de Ecología Funcional y Ecosistemas Tropicales (LEFET), Heredia, Costa Rica Introduction: The spread of antimicrobial resistance in natural environments continues to be reported throughout the world; nevertheless, there is no study about phytotelms (water in the natural cavities of plants) in the deep understory of tropical cloud forests from Costa Rica. Objective: To detect phytotelm antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains in a Costa Rican forest and nearby town. Methods: We used the disk diffusion method to analyze the antimicrobial resistance of 10 gram-negative bacterial strains from phytotelm water collected from 10 bromeliads and 10 heliconias in both sites. Results: Three strains were multidrug resistant to more than three antibiotics in each site, and only one strain was susceptible to all antibiotics. Antibiotic resistance was similar in both environments. Conclusions: Phytotelm can be a rapid, cost-effective, and simple source for detecting antimicrobial resistance in unexplored environments. https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/4675Monteverde cloud foresturban zoneantimicrobial resistance (AMR)bromeliads tankunderstorydeep forest |
| spellingShingle | Stephanny Sánchez-Vargas Paula Vargas-Jiménez Luis Vega-Corrales Junior Pastor Pérez-Molina Bacterial multi-resistance to antibiotics in water from plant cavities (phytotelms) in a deep tropical forest from Costa Rica Cuadernos de investigación UNED Monteverde cloud forest urban zone antimicrobial resistance (AMR) bromeliads tank understory deep forest |
| title | Bacterial multi-resistance to antibiotics in water from plant cavities (phytotelms) in a deep tropical forest from Costa Rica |
| title_full | Bacterial multi-resistance to antibiotics in water from plant cavities (phytotelms) in a deep tropical forest from Costa Rica |
| title_fullStr | Bacterial multi-resistance to antibiotics in water from plant cavities (phytotelms) in a deep tropical forest from Costa Rica |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bacterial multi-resistance to antibiotics in water from plant cavities (phytotelms) in a deep tropical forest from Costa Rica |
| title_short | Bacterial multi-resistance to antibiotics in water from plant cavities (phytotelms) in a deep tropical forest from Costa Rica |
| title_sort | bacterial multi resistance to antibiotics in water from plant cavities phytotelms in a deep tropical forest from costa rica |
| topic | Monteverde cloud forest urban zone antimicrobial resistance (AMR) bromeliads tank understory deep forest |
| url | https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/4675 |
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