Authors :
Ngozi Frank-Ogu; Jude-Anthony Nnama Ogbulie; Sylvester Ifunanya Okorondu; Campbell Akujobi
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 7 - July
Google Scholar :
https://bit.ly/3TmGbDi
Scribd :
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8297526
Abstract :
Selected bacteria recovered from the Otamiri
River were examined for antibiotic resistance using a
conventional microbiological method. Four (4) sediment
samples and a total of twelve (12) surface water samples
were taken. The following bacteria were detected as a
result of the molecular identification of microorganisms
of interest: Proteus miriabilis, Lysinibacillus macroides,
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumonia, and
Alcaligenes faecalis. A higher proportion of the
microorganisms exhibited complete resistance (100%) to
the tested drugs. The maximum percentage of
susceptibility of the organisms to the test antibiotics was
just 50%. Protecting natural bodies of water from
environmental pollutants that contaminate these natural
reservoirs is necessary due to rising antibiotic resistance
among bacterial isolates and ongoing outbreaks of water-
borne illnesses. Since water is the most essential necessity
for both humans and animals, the current government
and pertinent state authorities should enact rules and
controls that forbid polluting of this water source.
Selected bacteria recovered from the Otamiri
River were examined for antibiotic resistance using a
conventional microbiological method. Four (4) sediment
samples and a total of twelve (12) surface water samples
were taken. The following bacteria were detected as a
result of the molecular identification of microorganisms
of interest: Proteus miriabilis, Lysinibacillus macroides,
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumonia, and
Alcaligenes faecalis. A higher proportion of the
microorganisms exhibited complete resistance (100%) to
the tested drugs. The maximum percentage of
susceptibility of the organisms to the test antibiotics was
just 50%. Protecting natural bodies of water from
environmental pollutants that contaminate these natural
reservoirs is necessary due to rising antibiotic resistance
among bacterial isolates and ongoing outbreaks of water-
borne illnesses. Since water is the most essential necessity
for both humans and animals, the current government
and pertinent state authorities should enact rules and
controls that forbid polluting of this water source.
