Antibiotic resistance and virulence potentials of E. faecalis and E. faecium in hospital wastewater: a case study in Ardabil, Iran

• Main Authors: Elham Jannati (Author), Farzad Khademi (Author), Meysam Manouchehrifar (Author), Dadras Maleki (Author), Nour Amirmozaffari (Author), Vajihe Sadat Nikbin (Author), Mohsen Arzanlou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: IWA Publishing, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hospital wastewater can contaminate the environment with antibiotic-resistant and virulent bacteria. We analyzed wastewater samples from four hospitals in Ardabil province, Iran for Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis using culture and molecular methods. We also performed antimicrobial su...