Prevalence of Multiple Antibiotics Resistant (MAR) Pseudomonas Species in the Final Effluents of Three Municipal Wastewater Treatment Facilities in South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15494530 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emmanuel E Odjadjare (0000-0001-8460-3324, University of Fort Hare, corresponding author), Etinosa O Igbinosa (0000-0001-7441-2145, University of Fort Hare), Raphael C Mordi (0000-0002-7199-4191, Benson Idahosa University), Raphael Mordi (Benson Idahosa University), Bright E Igere (0000-0003-0059-4593, Western Delta University), Bright Igere (Western Delta University), Clara L Igeleke (Benson Idahosa University), Anthony I Okoh (0000-0002-9770-085X, University of Fort Hare) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 2092-2107 |
| Publication date | 2012-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph9062092 |
| PMID | 22829792 |
| PMCID | PMC3397366 |
| OpenAlex | W2027605944 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 46 |
The final effluents of three (Alice, Dimbaza, and East London) wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) were evaluated to determine their physicochemical quality and prevalence of multiple antibiotics resistant (MAR) Pseudomonas species, between August 2007 and July 2008. The annual mean total Pseudomonas count (TPC) was 1.20 × 10(4) (cfu/100 mL), 1.08 × 10(4) (cfu/100 mL), and 2.66 × 10(4) (cfu/100 mL), for the Alice, Dimbaza, and East London WWTPs respectively. The effluents were generally compliant with recommended limits for pH, temperature, TDS, DO, nitrite and nitrate; but fell short of target standards for turbidity, COD, and phosphate. The tested isolates were highly sensitive to gentamicin (100%), ofloxacin (100%), clindamycin (90%), erythromycin (90%) and nitrofurantoin (80%); whereas high resistance was observed against the penicillins (90-100%), rifampin (90%), sulphamethoxazole (90%) and the cephems (70%). MAR index ranged between 0.26 and 0.58. The study demonstrated that MAR Pseudomonas species were quite prevalent in the final effluents of WWTPs in South Africa; and this can lead to serious health risk for communities that depend on the effluent-receiving waters for sundry purposes
Antibiotics · Bacteria · Biology · Clindamycin · Cloxacillin · Effluent · Erythromycin · Gentamicin · Penicillin · Pseudomonas · Sewage treatment · Veterinary medicine · Wastewater · Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria · Environmental Science · Medicine · Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts · Water Treatment and Disinfection · Environmental Engineering · Microbiology · Toxicology
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| Citations per year | 0.18 |
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| Citation span | 2015 - 2020 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |