Identification and Antimicrobial Resistance of Enterococcus Spp. Isolated from the River and Coastal Waters in Northern Iran
Joint Authors
Alipour, Majid
Hajiesmaili, Reza
Talebjannat, Maryam
Yahyapour, Yousef
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-11-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
As fecal streptococci commonly inhabit the intestinal tract of humans and warm blooded animals, and daily detection of all pathogenic bacteria in coastal water is not practical, thus these bacteria are used to detect the fecal contamination of water.
The present study examined the presence and the antibiotic resistance patterns of Enterococcus spp.
isolated from the Babolrud River in Babol and coastal waters in Babolsar.
Seventy samples of water were collected in various regions of the Babolrud and coastal waters.
Isolated bacteria were identified to the species level using standard biochemical tests and PCR technique.
In total, 70 Enterococcus spp.
were isolated from the Babolrud River and coastal waters of Babolsar.
Enterococcus faecalis (68.6%) and Enterococcus faecium (20%) were the most prevalent species.
Resistance to chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, and tetracyclin was prevalent.
The presence of resistant Enterococcus spp.
in coastal waters may transmit resistant genes to other bacteria; therefore, swimming in such environments is not suitable.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Alipour, Majid& Hajiesmaili, Reza& Talebjannat, Maryam& Yahyapour, Yousef. 2014. Identification and Antimicrobial Resistance of Enterococcus Spp. Isolated from the River and Coastal Waters in Northern Iran. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049086
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Alipour, Majid…[et al.]. Identification and Antimicrobial Resistance of Enterococcus Spp. Isolated from the River and Coastal Waters in Northern Iran. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049086
American Medical Association (AMA)
Alipour, Majid& Hajiesmaili, Reza& Talebjannat, Maryam& Yahyapour, Yousef. Identification and Antimicrobial Resistance of Enterococcus Spp. Isolated from the River and Coastal Waters in Northern Iran. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049086
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1049086