Detection of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and their resistance genes in wastewater, surface water, and drinking water biofilms

Schwartz, Thomas; Kohnen, Wolfgang; Jansen, Bernd; Obst, Ursula

doi:10.1111/j.1574-6941.2003.tb01073.x

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Detection of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and their resistance genes in wastewater, surface water, and drinking water biofilms

Published in FEMS Microbiology Ecology • Apr 1, 2003

Authors:

Thomas Schwartz

Wolfgang Kohnen

Bernd Jansen

Abstract

Abstract In view of the increasing interest in the possible role played by hospital and municipal wastewater systems in the selection of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, biofilms were investigated using enterococci, staphylococci, Enterobacteriaceae, and heterotrophic bacteria as indicator organisms. ...

Subject

Biofilm

Biology

Wastewater

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