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A global multinational survey of cefotaxime-resistant coliforms in urban wastewater treatment plants

Marano, Roberto B. M.; Fernandes, Telma; Manaia, Célia M.; Nunes, Olga; Morrison, Donald; Berendonk, Thomas U.; Kreuzinger, Norbert; Telson, Tanel; Corno, Gianluca; Fatta-Kassinos, Despo; Merlin, Christophe; Topp, Edward; Jurkevitch, Edouard; Henn, Leonie; Scott, Andrew; Heß, Stefanie; Slipko, Katarzyna; Laht, Mailis; Kisand, Veljo; ... mehr

Abstract:

The World Health Organization Global Action Plan recommends integrated surveillance programs as crucial strategies for monitoring antibiotic resistance. Although several national surveillance programs are in place for clinical and veterinary settings, no such schemes exist for monitoring antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the environment. In this transnational study, we developed, validated, and tested a low-cost surveillance and easy to implement approach to evaluate antibiotic resistance in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) by targeting cefotaxime-resistant (CTX-R) coliforms as indicators. The rationale for this approach was: i) coliform quantification methods are internationally accepted as indicators of fecal contamination in recreational waters and are therefore routinely applied in analytical labs; ii) CTX-R coliforms are clinically relevant, associated with extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs), and are rare in pristine environments. We analyzed 57 WWTPs in 22 countries across Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and North America. CTX-R coliforms were ubiquitous in raw sewage and their relative abundance varied significantly (<0.1% to 38.3%), being positively correlated (p < 0.001) with regional atmospheric temperatures. ... mehr


Verlagsausgabe §
DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000122889
Originalveröffentlichung
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.106035
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Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Funktionelle Grenzflächen (IFG)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsmonat/-jahr 11.2020
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 0160-4120
KITopen-ID: 1000122889
HGF-Programm 47.02.06 (POF III, LK 01) Zellpopul.auf Biofunk.Oberflächen IFG
Erschienen in Environment international
Verlag Elsevier
Band 144
Seiten Art.Nr. 106035
Vorab online veröffentlicht am 21.08.2020
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