Seasonal Variations in Water-Quality, Antibiotic Residues, Resistant Bacteria and Antibiotic Resistance Genes of Escherichia coli Isolates from Water and Sediments of the Kshipra River in Central India.

Vishal DiwanNada HannaManju PurohitSalesh ChandranEmilia RiggiVivek ParasharAshok J Tamhankar Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg

Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2018)

Antibiotic pollution, resistance and resistance genes in the Kshipra River showed significant seasonal variation. Guidelines and regulatory standards are needed to control environmental dissemination of these “pollutants” in this holy river.

Keyphrases

water quality
antibiotic resistance genes
escherichia coli
heavy metals
microbial community
wastewater treatment
clinical practice
anaerobic digestion
gene expression
dna methylation
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
klebsiella pneumoniae
biofilm formation
organic matter
candida albicans