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CHEMOSPHERE
卷 164, 期 -, 页码 627-633出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.08.040
关键词
Antibiotic resistance; WWTPs; Escherichia coli; bla and cat genes
资金
- [18498]
- [CUP G42I14001030001]
The emergence and diffusion of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been a major public health problem for many years now. In this study, antibiotic-resistance of coliforms and Escherichia coli were investigated after their isolation from samples collected in a municipal wastewater treatment plant in the Milan area (Italy) along different points of the treatment sequence: inflow to biological treatment; outflow from biological treatment following rapid sand filtration; and outflow from peracetic acid disinfection. The presence of E. coli that showed resistance to ampicillin (AMP) and chloramphenicol (CAF), used as representative antibiotics for the efficacy against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, was evaluated. After determining E. coli survival using increasing AMP and CAF concentrations, specific single-resistant (AMPR or CAFR) and double-resistant (AMP(R)/CAF(R)) strains were identified among E. coli colonies, through amplification of the beta-lactamase Tern-1 (bla) and acetyl-transferase catA1 (cat) gene sequences. While a limited number of CAF(R) bacteria was observed, most AMP(R) colonies showed the specific resistance genes to both antibiotics, which was mainly due to the presence of the bla gene sequence. The peracetic acid, used as disinfection agent, showed to be very effective in reducing bacteria at the negligible levels of less than 10 CFU/100 mL, compatible with those admitted for the irrigation use of treated waters. (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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