Polluted Coastal and Estuarine Environments: A Potential Reservoir for AMR Determinants in Various Pathogenic Bacteria

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Burgeoning human population and the resultant pressure on infrastructure to treat the wastes is resulting in considerable organic pollution of coastal waters and estuaries. Partially treated and untreated sewage is released into the above natural waters along with its range of microflora besides other organic and inorganic pollutants. Sources of bacterial pathogens in the sewage vary from hospital wastewater, human dwellings, abattoirs, farm wastes, and animal production centers. Short generation time of prokaryotes coupled with their exceptional ability to do horizontal gene transfer (HGT) makes them the most successful form of life on earth. However, this has huge implications for human health as the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) determinants among them get exchanged at a rapid pace resulting in multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens. Infections caused by MDR pathogens are taking a serious toll on human life in both developed and develo** countries, posing a nightmare to health authorities and medical practitioners the world over. This book chapter deals with the extent of drug resistance and virulence enhancing mechanisms among three major groups of pathogens such as diarrheagenic E. coli, pathogenic vibrios, and motile aeromonads from estuaries and coastal waters which provide an ideal habitat for the coexistence of pathogens, opportunists, and commensals.

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Mohamed Hatha, A.A., Divya, P.S., Reshma, S., Nifty, J. (2020). Polluted Coastal and Estuarine Environments: A Potential Reservoir for AMR Determinants in Various Pathogenic Bacteria. In: Thomas, S. (eds) Antimicrobial Resistance. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3658-8_5

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