Taxonomic diversity of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria and genes in the Red Sea coast.
Sci Total Environ
; 677: 474-483, 2019 Aug 10.
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| ID: mdl-31063890
ABSTRACT
Despite development of a record number of recreational sites and industrial zones on the Red Sea coast in the last decade, antibiotic-resistant bacteria in this environment remain largely unexplored. In this study, 16S rDNA sequencing was used to identify bacteria isolated from 12 sediment samples collected from the Red Sea coastal, offshore, and mangroves sites. Quantitative PCR was used to estimate the quantity of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) in genomic DNA in the samples. A total of 470 bacteria were isolated and classified into 137 distinct species, including 10 candidate novel species. Site-specific bacterial communities inhabiting the Red Sea were apparent. Relatively, more resistant isolates were recovered from the coast, and samples from offshore locations contained the most multidrug-resistant bacteria. Eighteen ARGs were detected in this study encoding resistance to aminoglycoside, beta-lactam, sulfonamide, macrolide, quinolone, and tetracycline antibiotics. The qnrS, aacC2, ermC, and blaTEM-1 genes were commonly found in coastal and offshore sites. Relatively higher abundance of ARGs, including aacC2 and aacC3, were found in the apparently anthropogenically contaminated (beach) samples from coast compared to other collected samples. In conclusion, a relative increase in antimicrobial-resistant isolates was found in sediment samples from the Red Sea, compared to other studies. Anthropogenic activities likely contribute to this increase in bacterial diversity and ARGs.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Bacteria
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Geologic Sediments
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Drug Resistance, Bacterial
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Genes, Bacterial
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Sci Total Environ
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Saudi Arabia