Resistance to Antibiotics and Heavy Metals of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Isolated from Natural Waters

Authors

  • D. Susan Caroline  Department of Microbiology, C.S.I Ewart Women’s Christian College, Melrosapuram, Kanchipuram , Tamil Nadu, India

Keywords:

P. Aeruginosa, Heavy Metals, Antibiotics

Abstract

Heavy metal resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa may be associated with plasmids which are also responsible for antibiotic resistance. The concentration of heavy metal pollutant in the environment is relatively high due to the toxic substance liberated from the industrial effluents. The high occurrence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in natural water could be related to the widespread use of antibiotic, with possible public health hazard. The foremost aim of this present work is find out, resistance to antibiotics and heavy metals of P.aeruginosa isolated from natural water.

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D. Susan Caroline, " Resistance to Antibiotics and Heavy Metals of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Isolated from Natural Waters, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 3, Issue 1, pp.83-86 , January-February-2017.