Author(s): Andrade, Vanessa Costa [UNESP] ; Caetano, Tânia ; Mendo, Sónia ; Oliveira, Ana Júlia Fernandes Cardoso de [UNESP]
Date: 2020
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/200865
Origin: Oasisbr
Subject(s): Bacterial resistance; Co-selection; Coastal contamination; Port contamination; Bacterial resistance; Bacterial resistance; Co-selection; Co-selection; Coastal contamination; Coastal contamination; Port contamination; Port contamination
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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
Centro de Estudos Ambientais e Marinhos, Universidade de Aveiro
Coastal areas with important economic activities have high levels of contamination by metals, pathogenic bacteria, among other contaminants. The emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a global problem of public health. Carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are a serious threat. The occurrence of carbapenem resistant bacteria was investigated in waters and sediments of a Brazilian coastal area, characterized by high levels of contamination. The samples of water and sediment were collected in two areas of the coast of São Paulo (Brazil). The study involved the characterization of the molecular mechanisms associated with the carbapenem resistance phenotype. No genes were detected for β-lactamases but the absence and/or presence of mutations in outer membrane proteins (OMPs) may justify the detected phenotype. The presented results show the need for further studies that allow a review of the current legislation and the importance of the reevaluation of monitoring policies of these environments.
Departament of Biochemistry and Microbiology São Paulo State University (UNESP)
Marine and Environmental Microbiology Laboratory São Paulo State University (UNESP) Biosciences Institute
CESAM & Department of Biology University of Aveiro
Departament of Biochemistry and Microbiology São Paulo State University (UNESP)
Marine and Environmental Microbiology Laboratory São Paulo State University (UNESP) Biosciences Institute
CAPES: 001
CAPES: 88881.190285/2018-01
Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability: CEECIND/01463/2017
Centro de Estudos Ambientais e Marinhos, Universidade de Aveiro: UIDP/50017/2020+UIDB/50017/2020
