[Residues of antimicrobial materials in the effluents of livestock farms (author's transl)].
Forty water samples were taken from streams of three different regions of Belgium, with intensive husbandry and examined for residual microbiological activity. In some samples, activity was detected against Staphylococcus aureus; none of them were active against E. coli and C. albicans. The substances in the few positive samples were not identified. With this low activity and the small proportion of positive samples (12 out of 41) any influence on the water biosphere due to the methods of farming, with their use of antimicrobials, can safety be neglected.
D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002417:Cattle; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces; D011200:Poultry; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013552:Swine; D014871:Water Microbiology
Residu's van antimicrobiële stoffen in effluenten van landbouwbedrijven