Who Possesses Drug Resistance Genes in the Aquatic Environment? : Sulfamethoxazole (SMX) Resistance Genes among the Bacterial Community in Water Environment of Metro-Manila, Philippines

Who Possesses Drug Resistance Genes in the Aquatic Environment? : Sulfamethoxazole (SMX) Resistance Genes among the Bacterial Community in Water Environment of Metro-Manila, Philippines

Recent evidence has shown that antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARG) are ubiquitous in natural environments, including sites considered pristine. To understand the origin of ARGs and their dynamics, we must first define their actual presence in the natural bacteri...

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Main Authors: Satoru eSuzuki, Mitsuko eOgo, Todd W Miller, Akiko eShimizu, Hideshige eTakada, Maria Auxilia eSiringan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
marine
sulfonamide resistance
sul gene
non-culturable
aquatic environment
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00102/full

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