Co-selection of antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative bacteria caused by pollution legacy in the Clyde estuary

Rebecca Lee Tonner; Tatyana Peshkur; Roderick Williams; Ian McLellan; Andrew Hursthouse; Fiona Henriquez; Charles Knapp

Co-selection of antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative bacteria caused by pollution legacy in the Clyde estuary

Rebecca Lee Tonner, Tatyana Peshkur, Roderick Williams, Ian McLellan, Andrew Hursthouse, Fiona Henriquez, Charles Knapp

Civil And Environmental Engineering

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Recent evidence indicate that numbers of antibiotic resistant bacteria within contaminated landscapes are significantly higher than that of uncontaminated land. The legacy of pollution and the inability to remove pollution by-products such as heavy metals can cause co-selection for antibiotic resistant genes within bacterial species. Three sites with different pollution levels were chosen to compare the levels of antibiotic/heavy metal resistance genes: Clydebank, Dumbarton West and Cardross. Using sediment cores, we were able to get a historical representation of pollution and resistant bacteria levels from the past to the present

Original language	English
Number of pages	1
Publication status	Unpublished - 6 Jun 2018
Event	Strathwide 2018: 2nd Annual Strathclyde Research Conference - University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom Duration: 6 Jun 2018 → 6 Jun 2018 https://www.strath.ac.uk/hr/learninganddevelopment/researchstaffdevelopment/researchersgroup/strathwide2018/

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Conference	Strathwide 2018
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Glasgow
Period	6/06/18 → 6/06/18
Internet address	https://www.strath.ac.uk/hr/learninganddevelopment/researchstaffdevelopment/researchersgroup/strathwide2018/

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antibiotic resistance
microorganisms
potentially toxic elements
PTE
bacteria
River Clyde
industrial pollution

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Genes of past, present and future: does legacy pollution contribute to antibiotic resistance in industrialised estuaries?
Knapp, C.
NERC (Natural Environment Research Council)
1/06/16 → 31/05/18
Project: Research

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Co-selection of antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative bacteria caused by pollution legacy in the Clyde estuary

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