Antibiotic Susceptibilities of Enterococcus Species Isolated from Hospital and Domestic Wastewater Effluents in Alice, Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

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ID15511332
AuthorsBenson Chuks Iweriebor (0000-0002-2621-6462, University of Fort Hare, corresponding author), Benson Iweriebor (SA-MRC Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Centre, University of Fort Hare,1 King Williams Town Road, Alice 5700, South Africa), Sisipho Gaqavu (University of Fort Hare), Larry Obi (University of Fort Hare), Uchechukwu U Nwodo (0000-0003-0646-4028, University of Fort Hare), Uchechukwu Nwodo (SA-MRC Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Centre, University of Fort Hare,1 King Williams Town Road, Alice 5700, South Africa), Anthony I Okoh (0000-0002-9770-085X, University of Fort Hare)
Year2015
Volume12
Issue4
Pages4231-4246
Publication date2015-04-16
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph120404231
PMID25893999
PMCIDPMC4410244
OpenAlexW2101121032
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited47

Analyses of the results obtained indicated that hospital wastewater may be one of the sources of antibiotic resistant bacteria to the receiving WWTP. Also, findings revealed that the final effluent discharged into the environment was contaminated with multi-resistant enterococci species thus posing a health hazard to the receiving aquatic environment as these could eventually be transmitted to humans and animals that are exposed to it

Antibiotic resistance · Antibiotics · Antimicrobial · Bacteria · Biology · Drug resistance · Effluent · Enterococcus · Enterococcus faecalis · Gene · Staphylococcus aureus · Veterinary medicine · Virulence · Wastewater · Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus · Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing · Environmental Science · Medicine · Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts · Environmental Engineering · Genetics · Microbiology

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