Antibiotic resistance and antibiotic-resistance genes of Pseudomonas spp. and Escherichia coli isolated from untreated hospital wastewater

Hospitals are considered an important factor in the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARBs) and antibiotic-resistance genes (ARGs). The purpose of this research was to characterize the microbial populations in hospital wastewater and investigated the prevalence of β-lactamase, SulІ and QnrS r...

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Main Authors: Farzaneh Baghal Asghari, Mohammad Hadi Dehghani, Reza Dehghanzadeh, Davoud Farajzadeh, Kamyar Yaghmaeian, Amir Hossein Mahvi, Akbar Rajabi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IWA Publishing 2021-07-01
Series:Water Science and Technology
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Online Access:http://wst.iwaponline.com/content/84/1/172