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Release of Antibiotic-Resistance Genes from Hospitals and a Wastewater Treatment Plant in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Hospitals and wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are high-risk point sources of antibiotic-resistance genes (ARGs) and antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This study investigates the occurrence of clinically relevant ARGs (sul1, tet(B), blaCTX-M, blaNDM-1, qnrS) and a class one integron (intI1) gene in urban rivers, hospitals, and municipal wastewater in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Twenty-five water samples were collected from three rivers, six hospitals, and a wastewater treatment plant to determine the concentrations of ARGs and intI1 using quantitative polymerase chain reactions. From the results, all tested ARGs were detected in the river water; also, concentrations of ARGs in WWTP and hospital effluents varied from 6.2 to 12.5 log10 copies/L, highlighting the role of a WWTP and hospitals in the dissemination of ARGs. Except for blaNDM-1, significant positive correlations were found between intI1 and other individual ARGs (r = 0.71–0.96, p < 0.05), indicating the probable implications of intI1 in the transfer of ARGs. Furthermore, this study supports the statement that the blaNDM-1 gene is most likely to be spread in the environment through untreated hospital wastewater. Due to the interaction of surface water and groundwater, future research should focus on ARGs and factors associated with the increase/decrease in their concentration levels in drinking water sources of the Kathmandu Valley.
Release of Antibiotic-Resistance Genes from Hospitals and a Wastewater Treatment Plant in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Hospitals and wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are high-risk point sources of antibiotic-resistance genes (ARGs) and antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This study investigates the occurrence of clinically relevant ARGs (sul1, tet(B), blaCTX-M, blaNDM-1, qnrS) and a class one integron (intI1) gene in urban rivers, hospitals, and municipal wastewater in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Twenty-five water samples were collected from three rivers, six hospitals, and a wastewater treatment plant to determine the concentrations of ARGs and intI1 using quantitative polymerase chain reactions. From the results, all tested ARGs were detected in the river water; also, concentrations of ARGs in WWTP and hospital effluents varied from 6.2 to 12.5 log10 copies/L, highlighting the role of a WWTP and hospitals in the dissemination of ARGs. Except for blaNDM-1, significant positive correlations were found between intI1 and other individual ARGs (r = 0.71–0.96, p < 0.05), indicating the probable implications of intI1 in the transfer of ARGs. Furthermore, this study supports the statement that the blaNDM-1 gene is most likely to be spread in the environment through untreated hospital wastewater. Due to the interaction of surface water and groundwater, future research should focus on ARGs and factors associated with the increase/decrease in their concentration levels in drinking water sources of the Kathmandu Valley.
Release of Antibiotic-Resistance Genes from Hospitals and a Wastewater Treatment Plant in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Ocean Thakali (Autor:in) / Bikash Malla (Autor:in) / Sarmila Tandukar (Autor:in) / Niva Sthapit (Autor:in) / Sunayana Raya (Autor:in) / Takashi Furukawa (Autor:in) / Kazunari Sei (Autor:in) / Jeevan B. Sherchand (Autor:in) / Eiji Haramoto (Autor:in)
2021
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