Objectives This study focused on estimating the prevalence of extended-spectrum β-
lactamases (ESBLs), plasmid-mediated AmpC β-lactamases, carbapenemases and MCR-1 …

Good public health depends on regular monitoring of water quality as faecal contamination
is a serious problem due to the potential for contracting disease. Bacterial contamination in …

Gulls were reported as sources of fecal pollution in coastal environments and potential
vectors of human infections. Microbial source tracking (MST) methods were rarely tested to …

The impact of microbially contaminated irrigation water on risks to produce safety and public
health is a complex issue that is not well understood. This study tracked fecal indicators …

The contamination of surface waters with multidrug resistant (MDR) coliforms is a major
public health concern in developing countries. This study was aimed to evaluate the …

Salmonella enterica Serotype 4,[5], 12: i:‐, a monophasic variant of S. Typhimurium, with
high virulence and multidrug resistance is distributed globally causing pathogenicity to both …

Pyometra is recognized as one of the main causes of disease and death in the bitch, and
Escherichia coli is the major pathogen associated with this disease. In this study, 70 E. coli …

Seven full-scale wastewater treatment plants were investigated to highlight the effectiveness
of each treatment stage on removing Escherichia coli. The primary sedimentation achieved …

Easy-to-perform, fast, and inexpensive methods of differentiation of Escherichia coli strains
beyond the species level are highly required. Herein two new, original tools for genotyping …

Laguna Lake is an economically important resource in the Philippines, with reports of
declining water quality due to fecal pollution. Currently, monitoring methods rely on counting …