Multidrug Resistance and Plasmid Patterns of Escherichia coli O157 and Other E. coli Isolated from Diarrhoeal Stools and Surface Waters from Some Selected Sources in Zaria, Nigeria

Vincent N. Chigor, Veronica J. Umoh, Stella I. Smith, Etinosa O. Igbinosa and Anthony I. Okoh
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Vincent N. Chigor: Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, Private Bag X1314, Alice, 5700 Eastern Cape, South Africa
Veronica J. Umoh: Department of Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University, Funtua Road, Samaru, Zaria, 810107 Kaduna State, Nigeria
Stella I. Smith: Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Division, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, 6, Edmund Crescent, Yaba, 2013 Lagos State, Nigeria
Etinosa O. Igbinosa: Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, Private Bag X1314, Alice, 5700 Eastern Cape, South Africa
Anthony I. Okoh: Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, Private Bag X1314, Alice, 5700 Eastern Cape, South Africa

IJERPH, 2010, vol. 7, issue 10, 1-11

Abstract: We have assessed the prevalence of Escherichia coli O157 in diarrhoeal patients and surface waters from some selected sources in Zaria (Nigeria), evaluating the antibiotic susceptibility and plasmid profiles of 184 E. coli isolates, obtained from 228 water samples and 112 diarrhoeal stool specimens (collected from children aged

Keywords: plasmid-mediated; multidrug resistance; surface water; E. coli O157; public health impact (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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