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IJBBB 2013 Vol.3(6): 605-608 ISSN: 2010-3638
DOI: 10.7763/IJBBB.2013.V3.285

Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Producing Bacteria in Waste Water Alexandria, Egypt

Amira Ezzat Khamis Amine
Abstract—Waste water is a reservoir of resistant bacteria and an excellent location to describe the pattern of fecal carriage of extended-spectrum β lactamases (ESBLs) producing bacteria in the community. In this study, the aim was to determine the proportion of ESBL producing Gram-negative bacteria in waste water. Also to describe the antimicrobial susceptibility and types of beta-lactamases (TEM, SHV and CTX-M) among E. coli and K. pneumoniae isolates from waste water in the city of Alexandria, Egypt. The ESBLs compromised 69.8% in influent sewage and 57.7% in effluent sewage of the total Gram negative bacteria. The most frequently detected gene among E. coli isolates while blaTEM, while the most common among K. pneumonia isolates was blaSHV.

Index Terms—Antibiotic resistance, Egypt, ESBL, sewage.

Amira Ezzat Khamis Amine is with the High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria, Egypt (e-mail: amiraamine@gmail.com).

Cite:Amira Ezzat Khamis Amine, "Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Producing Bacteria in Waste Water Alexandria, Egypt," International Journal of Bioscience, Biochemistry and Bioinformatics vol. 3, no. 6, pp. 605-608, 2013.

General Information

ISSN: 2010-3638 (Online)
Abbreviated Title: Int. J. Biosci. Biochem. Bioinform.
Frequency: Quarterly 
DOI: 10.17706/IJBBB
Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Ebtisam Heikal 
Abstracting/ Indexing:  Electronic Journals Library, Chemical Abstracts Services (CAS), Engineering & Technology Digital Library, Google Scholar, and ProQuest.
E-mail: ijbbb@iap.org
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