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dc.contributor.authorStenström, Thor-Axelen_US
dc.contributor.authorOkoh, Anthony I.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAdegoke, Anthony Ayodejien_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-14T05:48:04Z-
dc.date.available2017-09-14T05:48:04Z-
dc.date.issued2016-
dc.identifier.citationStenström, T. A., Okoh, A. I. and Adegoke, A. A. 2016. Antibiogram of environmental isolates of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus from Nkonkobe Municipality, South Africa. 25(8): 3059-3065.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1610-2304 (online)-
dc.identifier.issn1018-4619 (print)-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10321/2545-
dc.description.abstractThe antibiogram of Acinetobacter isolates from freshwater and soil samples in Alice and Fort Beaufort towns in Nkonkobe Municipality, South Africa were assessed for their extended beta-lactamase (ESBL) spectrum. Eighty-six Acinetobacter isolates were obtained from the 50 samples of soil and 50 samples of water (25 in each location) analysed. The resistance of the Acinetobacter isolates ranged between 30-100% against penicillin G, ceftriazone, nitrofurantoin, erythromycin and augmentin, while 9% showed intermediate response to minocycline, and 10% were resistant to oxytetracycline. Both Tet B and Tet 39 were detected in 66.7 % of the tetracycline resistant Acinetobacter isolates and in 44.4 % of the intermediately tetracycline resistant Acinetobacter isolates. An observation of 9.3% phenotypic expression of ESBLs was made while 3.5% were carrying the blaCTX-M-1 gene; all of which were susceptible to the fluoroquinolone. The multiple antibiotic resistance (MAR) index of > 0.2 indicates that the isolates emerged from high-risk sources, in line with conventional standards. Commensal Acinetobacter spp in the environment have proven to be one of reservoirs for antibiotic resistance genes.en_US
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dc.publisherPSPen_US
dc.relation.ispartofFresenius environmental bulletin (Internet)en_US
dc.subjectAcinetobacteren_US
dc.subjectCommensal antibiogramen_US
dc.subjectTetBen_US
dc.subjectTet39en_US
dc.subjectESBLsen_US
dc.subjectOpportunistic infectionen_US
dc.titleAntibiogram of environmental isolates of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus from Nkonkobe Municipality, South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/308286613_Antibiogram_of_environmental_isolates_of_Acinetobacter_calcoaceticus_from_Nkonkobe_Municipality_South_Africaen_US
dc.dut-rims.pubnumDUT-005747en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.51415/10321/2545-
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