Incidence of multiple antibiotic resistantEscherichia coliin the Bhavani River

✍ Scribed by A. A. M. Hatha; P. Gomathinayagam; P. Lakshmanaperumalsamy

• Book ID: 104749972
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1993
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 173 KB
• Volume: 9
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1573-0972
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00386309

✦ Synopsis

Of 107 Escherichia coli strains isolated from the water, sediment and fish of the Bhavani River, all of which are considered potential causes of human enteric disease, 62% were resistant to more than four antibiotics. Levels of resistance to bacitracin, penicillin, and novobiocin were generally high whereas those to polymyxin-B and chloramphenicol were much lower. A high incidence of multiple antibiotic resistant E. coli was noted in all samples and the multiple antibiotic resistance index of the strains showed that 95% of the strains originated either from man or cattle.