Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in wastewater

Vanessa Fuchs (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

60 Seiten

2025
Our Knowledge Publishing (Verlag)
9786208674182 (ISBN)

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Carbapenems (beta-lactam antibiotics) play a central role against bacterial infections and serve as reserve antibiotics. Enterobacteriaceae, which can develop carbapenem resistance through carbapenemases, are present in the human and animal digestive tract and can also enter wastewater. Therefore, wastewater-based epidemiology offers a good opportunity to screen for antibiotic resistance. The aim of the work was to detect carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae and their resistance mechanisms in wastewater from Graz. Untreated and treated wastewater was examined on MacConkey and Chromagar plates. Colonies were identified using MALDI-TOF-MS, antibiograms were prepared according to EUCAST criteria and carbapenemases were sequenced. 31 isolates carried the rare KPC-2 gene, not only in Klebsiella pneumoniae but also in Enterobacter spp. The KPC-2-producing strains mostly showed resistance to carbapenems and cefepime. In addition, a GES-5 isolate was detected for the first time in Austria.

The author was born in Graz in 2003. After graduating from the BG/BRG Weiz with a focus on languages, she studied Biomedical Analysis at the FH Joanneum. Since 2024, she has been studying for a Master's degree in Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analytics and Molecular Microbiology. She spends her free time doing ballet and skiing.

Erscheinungsdatum	28.02.2025
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	95 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
Schlagworte	Abwasser • antibiotic resistance • Antibiotikaresistenz • Enterobacteriaceae • Reserve antibiotics • Reserveantibiotika • wastewater
ISBN-13	9786208674182 / 9786208674182
Zustand	Neuware