Increased Waterborne bla sub(NDM-1) Resistance Gene Abundances Associated with Seasonal Human Pilgrimages to the Upper Ganges River

• Published in: Environmental science & technology Vol. 48; no. 5; p. 3014
• Main Authors: Ahammad, Z S, Sreekrishnan, T R, Hands, C L, Knapp, C W, Graham, D W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.03.2014
• Subjects: Freshwater; India, Delhi, Yamuna R; Asia, Ganga R; India, Delhi

Antibiotic resistance (AR) is often rooted in inappropriate antibiotic use, but poor water quality and inadequate sanitation exacerbate the problem, especially in emerging countries. An example is increasing multi-AR due to mobile carbapenemases, such as NDM-1 protein (coded by bla sub( NDM-1) genes...