| Title |
Antibiotic Resistance of Bacteria in Water Above and Below a Water Treatment Plant
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| Type of Resource |
still image
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| Date Created |
2009-05-15
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| Digital Origin |
born digtal
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| Rights Statement |
http://digital.uwyo.edu/copyright.htm
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| Keyword (topic) |
antibiotic resistance
bacteria
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| Series Title |
Undergrauate Research Day 2009
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| Creator(s) |
Nutt, Charlotte A.
Nguyen, Tran H.
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| Contributor(s) |
Childs, Dr. Allan
Kimble, Dr. Elise
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| Publisher |
University of Wyoming
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| Place of publication |
Laramie, Wyoming
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| Language |
eng
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| Summary |
Recent concern about introduction of medicines used by humans into natural waterways prompted an investigation into antibiotic resistance of bacteria in water from two sites. In the past people were advised to discard unused drugs by flushing them and most likely still do this. If antibiotic drugs enter natural waters through a sewer system, they may exert selective pressure for antibiotic resistance. If that is so, the frequency of resistance would be greater in isolates below a sewage treatment plant that in isolates above the sewage treatment plant. Water and streambed pebbles were collected from Bitter Creek above and below the Powell Municipal Sewer Plant. Water was filtered and bacteria from the filter were isolated and tested for resistance to a panel of drugs using antibiotic discs on appropriate agar media. Diameter of the zone of inhibition was recorded. Pebbles were placed on agar and bacteria similarly isolated and tested. Patterns of resistance and frequency of resistance of the two sites are compared.
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| Notes |
From - Undergraduate Research Day 2009 - Celebration of Research - Abstracts
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