Assessment and characterization of heavy metals resistance bacteria isolated in Southwestern Mediterranean coastal waters (Bou-Ismail Bay): Impacts of anthropogenic activities.

Bacteria present in the marine environment can cause ecological risks and seriously impact human health through direct contact or the food chain. This paper examines bacterial resistance to heavy metals and anthropogenic inputs' influence in four Bou-Ismail Bay regions (Algerian coast). The study was conducted from May to October 2018.