Antibiotic resistant bacteria from sediment of coastal water of Pahang Malaysia

This study was conducted to determine the presence of antibiotic resistance bacteria in sediment of coastal water of Pahang, Malaysia. A total of 64 bacteria were isolated and tested against 10 different antibiotics (Vancomycin, Tetracycline, Chloramphenicol, Streptomycin, Gentamycin, Penicillin G,...

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Main Authors: Ab Rahman, Nurhazlin, Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal Khan, Zainal Abidin, Zaima Azira
Format: Proceeding Paper
Language:English
English
Published: 2014
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author Ab Rahman, Nurhazlin
Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal Khan
Zainal Abidin, Zaima Azira
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Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal Khan
Zainal Abidin, Zaima Azira
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description This study was conducted to determine the presence of antibiotic resistance bacteria in sediment of coastal water of Pahang, Malaysia. A total of 64 bacteria were isolated and tested against 10 different antibiotics (Vancomycin, Tetracycline, Chloramphenicol, Streptomycin, Gentamycin, Penicillin G, Ampicillin, Erythromycin, Rifampicin and Polymyxin B). The greatest frequencies of resistance in bacteria were found in Polymyxin B (94%), Streptomycin (72%) and Penicillin G (50%) in Balok whilst, the high resistance of bacteria in Teluk Chempedak existed in Polymyxin B (100%), Erythromycin (63%) and Streptomycin (43%). Approximately 91% of Balok isolates and 87% of Teluk Chempedak isolates showed Multiple Antibiotic Resistance (MAR) index value higher than 0.2 (≥0.2) which suggest that there is a high-risk of antibiotics contamination in the area. Hence, findings from this preliminary study revealed the presence of antibiotic resistance bacterial strain in coastal water of Pahang, Malaysia and this may pose a potential public health hazard.
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spelling iium-396432018-06-25T00:44:55Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/39643/ Antibiotic resistant bacteria from sediment of coastal water of Pahang Malaysia Ab Rahman, Nurhazlin Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal Khan Zainal Abidin, Zaima Azira QR Microbiology This study was conducted to determine the presence of antibiotic resistance bacteria in sediment of coastal water of Pahang, Malaysia. A total of 64 bacteria were isolated and tested against 10 different antibiotics (Vancomycin, Tetracycline, Chloramphenicol, Streptomycin, Gentamycin, Penicillin G, Ampicillin, Erythromycin, Rifampicin and Polymyxin B). The greatest frequencies of resistance in bacteria were found in Polymyxin B (94%), Streptomycin (72%) and Penicillin G (50%) in Balok whilst, the high resistance of bacteria in Teluk Chempedak existed in Polymyxin B (100%), Erythromycin (63%) and Streptomycin (43%). Approximately 91% of Balok isolates and 87% of Teluk Chempedak isolates showed Multiple Antibiotic Resistance (MAR) index value higher than 0.2 (≥0.2) which suggest that there is a high-risk of antibiotics contamination in the area. Hence, findings from this preliminary study revealed the presence of antibiotic resistance bacterial strain in coastal water of Pahang, Malaysia and this may pose a potential public health hazard. 2014 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/39643/2/Poster_ICABES_14_%282%29.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/39643/5/36943.pdf Ab Rahman, Nurhazlin and Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal Khan and Zainal Abidin, Zaima Azira (2014) Antibiotic resistant bacteria from sediment of coastal water of Pahang Malaysia. In: International Conference on Agriculture, Biology and Environmental Sciences (ICABES-14), 8th-9th Dec. 2014, Bali, Indonesia. http://iaast.org/siteadmin/upload/4654A1214006.pdf
spellingShingle QR Microbiology
Ab Rahman, Nurhazlin
Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal Khan
Zainal Abidin, Zaima Azira
Antibiotic resistant bacteria from sediment of coastal water of Pahang Malaysia
title Antibiotic resistant bacteria from sediment of coastal water of Pahang Malaysia
title_full Antibiotic resistant bacteria from sediment of coastal water of Pahang Malaysia
title_fullStr Antibiotic resistant bacteria from sediment of coastal water of Pahang Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Antibiotic resistant bacteria from sediment of coastal water of Pahang Malaysia
title_short Antibiotic resistant bacteria from sediment of coastal water of Pahang Malaysia
title_sort antibiotic resistant bacteria from sediment of coastal water of pahang malaysia
topic QR Microbiology
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/39643/2/Poster_ICABES_14_%282%29.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/39643/5/36943.pdf