Survival study of multiple antibiotic resistance escherichia coli in water and sediment collected from aquaculture environment

E. coli is a common inhabitant of the intestinal tract of human and warm-blooded animal. Most are harmless but some strains of E. coli are pathogenic to human. E. coli can be used as indicator of fecal contamination to indicate the present of other more pathogenic microorganisms. Hence, this project...

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Main Author: Luk, Jackson Chet Chee
Format: Final Year Project Report / IMRAD
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2011
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/5348/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/5348/3/Jackson.pdf
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description E. coli is a common inhabitant of the intestinal tract of human and warm-blooded animal. Most are harmless but some strains of E. coli are pathogenic to human. E. coli can be used as indicator of fecal contamination to indicate the present of other more pathogenic microorganisms. Hence, this project study the survival of a MAR E. coli isolated from aquaculture environment. Isolate was tested for the antibiotic resistant pattern and undergoes further identification through molecular studies and biochemical test. E. coli with initial inoculum around 1 x108 CFU/mL was inoculated in broth at 4oC, 25oC, 30oC, 37oC and 40oC for up to 60 days and plate count method was used to determine the concentration (CFU/mL) of the growth of the E. coli. Cell numbers at all temperatures declined over the duration of the experiment. The decline was most pronounced at 37oC that is 5•101 CFU/mL, and was most prolonged at 25oC to 30oC where the numbers of cells were decreased to 2.0•105 and 8•105 CFU/mL, respectively. Survival rate of E. coli was enhanced in the sediment regardless the effect of the temperature. Hence, E. coli in aquaculture environment was able to survive for up to 60 days at all 5 various temperatures.
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spelling unimas-53482023-12-11T08:39:11Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/5348/ Survival study of multiple antibiotic resistance escherichia coli in water and sediment collected from aquaculture environment Luk, Jackson Chet Chee QR Microbiology E. coli is a common inhabitant of the intestinal tract of human and warm-blooded animal. Most are harmless but some strains of E. coli are pathogenic to human. E. coli can be used as indicator of fecal contamination to indicate the present of other more pathogenic microorganisms. Hence, this project study the survival of a MAR E. coli isolated from aquaculture environment. Isolate was tested for the antibiotic resistant pattern and undergoes further identification through molecular studies and biochemical test. E. coli with initial inoculum around 1 x108 CFU/mL was inoculated in broth at 4oC, 25oC, 30oC, 37oC and 40oC for up to 60 days and plate count method was used to determine the concentration (CFU/mL) of the growth of the E. coli. Cell numbers at all temperatures declined over the duration of the experiment. The decline was most pronounced at 37oC that is 5•101 CFU/mL, and was most prolonged at 25oC to 30oC where the numbers of cells were decreased to 2.0•105 and 8•105 CFU/mL, respectively. Survival rate of E. coli was enhanced in the sediment regardless the effect of the temperature. Hence, E. coli in aquaculture environment was able to survive for up to 60 days at all 5 various temperatures. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2011 Final Year Project Report / IMRAD NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/5348/3/Jackson.pdf Luk, Jackson Chet Chee (2011) Survival study of multiple antibiotic resistance escherichia coli in water and sediment collected from aquaculture environment. [Final Year Project Report / IMRAD] (Unpublished)
spellingShingle QR Microbiology
Luk, Jackson Chet Chee
Survival study of multiple antibiotic resistance escherichia coli in water and sediment collected from aquaculture environment
title Survival study of multiple antibiotic resistance escherichia coli in water and sediment collected from aquaculture environment
title_full Survival study of multiple antibiotic resistance escherichia coli in water and sediment collected from aquaculture environment
title_fullStr Survival study of multiple antibiotic resistance escherichia coli in water and sediment collected from aquaculture environment
title_full_unstemmed Survival study of multiple antibiotic resistance escherichia coli in water and sediment collected from aquaculture environment
title_short Survival study of multiple antibiotic resistance escherichia coli in water and sediment collected from aquaculture environment
title_sort survival study of multiple antibiotic resistance escherichia coli in water and sediment collected from aquaculture environment
topic QR Microbiology
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/5348/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/5348/3/Jackson.pdf