Assessment of risk of exposure to Campylobacter species and their antibiotic-resistant genes from selected rivers in the eastern cape, South Africa

Chibwe, Mary; Odume, Oghenekaro N; Nnadozie, Chika F

Title: Assessment of risk of exposure to Campylobacter species and their antibiotic-resistant genes from selected rivers in the eastern cape, South Africa
Creator: Chibwe, Mary
Creator: Odume, Oghenekaro N
Creator: Nnadozie, Chika F
Subject: To be catalogued
Date Issued: 2023
Date: 2023
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/484463
Identifier: vital:78908
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122625
Description: Contaminated rivers play a critical role in the transmission of Campylobacter and antibiotic-resistant genes (ARGs) in many parts of the world. South Africa is a water-scarce country which relies on its freshwater systems such as rivers for recreation, irrigation, and domestic activities. This study assesses the potential human exposure to Campylobacter and its ARGs from rivers through the ingestion route in two South African rivers. The concentration of viable Campylobacter and ARGs in selected rivers was determined using quantitative PCR. The concentrations were then used to estimate the number of gene copies a person could ingest after swimming in the contaminated water for 1 h (intake burden).
Format: 8 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: Environmental Pollution
Relation: Chibwe, M., Odume, O.N. and Nnadozie, C.F., 2023. Assessment of risk of exposure to Campylobacter species and their antibiotic-resistant genes from selected rivers in the eastern cape, South Africa. Environmental Pollution, 338, p.122625
Relation: Environmental Pollution volume 338 number 1 1 8 2023 1873-6424
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