title: Multidrug and heavy metal-resistant Raoultella planticola isolated from surface water.
abstract: A surface water isolate of Raoultella sp. having both multidrug- and multimetal-resistant ability was isolated and identified as Raoultella planticola. R. planticola displayed resistance to 15 drugs like ampicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, aztreonam, erythromycin, imipenem, oxacillin, pefloxacin, penicillin, piperacillin, piperacillin/tazobactam, rifampin, sulbactam/cefoperazone, ticarsillin, ticarsillin/clavulanic acid, vancomycin, and to 11 heavy metals like aluminum, barium, copper, iron, lead, lithium, manganese, nickel, silver, strontium, and tin. The multidrug and multi-metal-resistant R. planticola may remain present in the environment for a long time. Due to a possible health risk of these pathogenic bacteria, a need exists for an accurate assessment of their acquired resistance to multiple drugs and metals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Kırıkkale University, 71450 Kirikkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serkan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koc
authors.forename: Burak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kabatas
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Icgen
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000032:analysis* / Q000633:toxicity; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis* / Q000633:toxicity; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis* / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D019216:Metals, Heavy; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical