Antibiotic resistance in Aeromonas upstream and downstream of a water resource recovery facility.

Aeromonas strains isolated from sediments upstream and downstream of a water resource recovery facility (WRRF) over a two-year time period were tested for susceptibility to 13 antibiotics. Incidence of resistance to antibiotics, antibiotic resistance phenotypes, and diversity (based on resistance phenotypes) were compared in the two populations. At the beginning of the study, the upstream and downstream Aeromonas populations were different for incidence of antibiotic resistance (p < 0.

PCR Assay Specific for Chicken Feces.

are fecal anaerobic bacteria that are common in the digestive systems and feces of warm-blooded animals. Some strains of have been reported to be host-specific. In this study, strains from chicken feces were examined for their potential use as indicators of chicken fecal contamination.