title: Identification and antimicrobial resistance of Enterococcus spp. isolated from the river and coastal waters in northern Iran.
abstract: As fecal streptococci commonly inhabit the intestinal tract of humans and warm blooded animals, and daily detection of all pathogenic bacteria in coastal water is not practical, thus these bacteria are used to detect the fecal contamination of water. The present study examined the presence and the antibiotic resistance patterns of Enterococcus spp. isolated from the Babolrud River in Babol and coastal waters in Babolsar. Seventy samples of water were collected in various regions of the Babolrud and coastal waters. Isolated bacteria were identified to the species level using standard biochemical tests and PCR technique. In total, 70 Enterococcus spp. were isolated from the Babolrud River and coastal waters of Babolsar. Enterococcus faecalis (68.6%) and Enterococcus faecium (20%) were the most prevalent species. Resistance to chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, and tetracyclin was prevalent. The presence of resistant Enterococcus spp. in coastal waters may transmit resistant genes to other bacteria; therefore, swimming in such environments is not suitable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Babol Branch, Islamic Azad University, Babol, Iran.
authors.forename: Majid
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-2471-2259
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alipour
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Babol Branch, Islamic Azad University, Babol, Iran.
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hajiesmaili
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Babol Branch, Islamic Azad University, Babol, Iran.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Talebjannat
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases & Tropical Medicine Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
authors.forename: Yousef
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yahyapour
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial / Q000187:drug effects*; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D045483:Rivers / Q000382:microbiology*; D013045:Species Specificity; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents