Presence of antibiotic resistance genes in raw source water of a drinking water treatment plant in a rural community of USA

2017 ◽  
Vol 124 ◽  
pp. 3-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Bergeron ◽  
Boopathy Raj ◽  
Rajkumar Nathaniel ◽  
Angie Corbin ◽  
Gary LaFleur
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Antibiotic Resistance ◽  
Water Treatment ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Resistance Genes ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Antibiotic Resistance Genes ◽  
Drinking Water Treatment ◽  
Water Treatment Plant ◽  
Source Water

scholarly journals Detection of fecal bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes in drinking water collected from three First Nations communities in Manitoba, Canada

2019 ◽  
Vol 366 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruidong Mi ◽  
Rakesh Patidar ◽  
Annemieke Farenhorst ◽  
Zhangbin Cai ◽  
Shadi Sepehri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Antibiotic Resistance ◽  
Water Treatment ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Resistance Genes ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Antibiotic Resistance Genes ◽  
Source Water ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Water Treatment Plants

ABSTRACTThis study analyzed the microbiological quality of drinking and source water from three First Nations communities in Manitoba, Canada that vary with respect to the source, storage and distribution of drinking water. Community A relies on an aquifer and Community B on a lake as source water to their water treatment plants. Community C does not have a water treatment plant and uses well water. Quantification of free residual chlorine and fecal bacterial (E. coli and coliforms), as well as detection of antibiotic resistance genes (sul, ampC, tet(A), mecA, vanA, blaSHV, blaTEM, blaCTX-M, blaOXA-1, blaCYM-2, blaKPC, blaOXA-48, blaNDM, blaVIM, blaGES and blaIMP) was carried out. While water treatment plants were found to be working properly, as post-treatment water did not contain E. coli or coliforms, once water entered the distribution system, a decline in the chlorine concentration with a concomitant increase in bacterial counts was observed. In particular, water samples from cisterns not only contained high number of E. coli and coliforms, but were also found to contain antibiotic resistance genes. This work shows that proper maintenance of the distribution and storage systems in First Nations communities is essential in order to provide access to clean and safe drinking water.

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