Status of pathogens, antibiotic resistance genes and antibiotic residues in wastewater treatment systems
Pathogens are becoming nearly untreatable due to the rise in gaining new resistance
against standard antibiotics. Coexistence of microbial pathogens, antibiotics and antibiotic …
against standard antibiotics. Coexistence of microbial pathogens, antibiotics and antibiotic …
The effectiveness of sewage treatment processes to remove faecal pathogens and antibiotic residues
R Hendricks, EJ Pool - … of Environmental Science and Health, Part …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Pathogens and antibiotics enter the aquatic environment via sewage effluents and may pose
a health risk to wild life and humans. The aim of this study was to determine the levels of …
a health risk to wild life and humans. The aim of this study was to determine the levels of …
Molecular Characterization and Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern of Escherichia coli Recovered from Wastewater Treatment Plants in Eastern Cape South Africa
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are designed to eliminate organic matter and
pathogens but most WWTPs discharges antimicrobial resistance pathogens into aquatic …
pathogens but most WWTPs discharges antimicrobial resistance pathogens into aquatic …
Microbiological quality assessment of fresh produce: Potential health risk to children and urgent need for improved food safety in school feeding schemes
T Msimango, S Duvenage… - Food Science & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
About 388 million school‐going children worldwide benefit from school feeding schemes,
which make use of fresh produce to prepare meals. Fresh produce including leafy greens …
which make use of fresh produce to prepare meals. Fresh produce including leafy greens …
High prevalence of multidrug resistant Escherichia coli isolated from fresh vegetables sold by selected formal and informal traders in the most densely populated …
L Richter, ED Plessis, S Duvenage… - Journal of Food …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Contaminated fresh produce has increasingly been implicated in foodborne disease
outbreaks. As microbiological safety surveillance in South Africa is limited, a total of 545 …
outbreaks. As microbiological safety surveillance in South Africa is limited, a total of 545 …
Antibiotic resistance, pathotypes, and pathogen-host interactions in Escherichia coli from hospital wastewater in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
J Mbanga, NP Kodzai, WF Oosthuysen - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
This study aimed to characterise E. coli strains isolated from hospital wastewater effluent in
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, using both molecular and cytological approaches. Wastewater …
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, using both molecular and cytological approaches. Wastewater …
A snapshot of the influent and effluent bacterial populations in a wastewater treatment plant in the North-West province, South Africa
S Makuwa, E Green, E Fosso-Kankeu, V Moroaswi… - Applied …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Wastewater treatment plants receive influent wastewater that is contaminated with bacterial
pathogens which may be released into the environment if the plant effluent is inadequately …
pathogens which may be released into the environment if the plant effluent is inadequately …
Assessment of the Physicochemical Qualities and Prevalence of Escherichia coli and Vibrios in the Final Effluents of Two Wastewater Treatment Plants in South …
O Osuolale, A Okoh - International journal of environmental research and …, 2015 - mdpi.com
The final effluents of two wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in the Eastern Cape
Province of South Africa were evaluated for their physicochemical and microbiological …
Province of South Africa were evaluated for their physicochemical and microbiological …
Differential survival of potentially pathogenic, septicemia- and meningitis-causing E. coli across the wastewater treatment train
A growing body of evidence indicates that extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC) readily
survive wastewater treatment, raising concerns about the public health risks associated with …
survive wastewater treatment, raising concerns about the public health risks associated with …
Evaluation of fecal coliform prevalence and physicochemical indicators in the effluent from a wastewater treatment plant in the north-west province, South Africa
S Makuwa, M Tlou, E Fosso-Kankeu… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Compliance of the effluents from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) to the regulatory
standards, which mostly entail the removal/reduction of organic waste and deactivation of …
standards, which mostly entail the removal/reduction of organic waste and deactivation of …