Presence of Multidrug-Resistant <i>E. coli</i>, <i>Enterococcus</i> spp. and <i>Salmonella</i> spp. in Lakes and Fountains of Porto, Portugal — Oak Academic Publishing
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Presence of Multidrug-Resistant <i>E. coli</i>, <i>Enterococcus</i> spp. and <i>Salmonella</i> spp. in Lakes and Fountains of Porto, Portugal
1ICBAS-Abel Salazar Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal 2Faculty of Sciences (FCUP), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Tulane University, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, USA
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CIIMAR-Interdisciplinary Center for Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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1ICBAS-Abel Salazar Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal 2CIIMAR-Interdisciplinary Center for Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
1 1ICBAS-Abel Salazar Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal 2Faculty of Sciences (FCUP), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
2 Tulane University, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, USA
3 CIIMAR-Interdisciplinary Center for Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
4 1ICBAS-Abel Salazar Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal 2CIIMAR-Interdisciplinary Center for Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Urban lakes and fountains provide recreational activities that could facilitate the contact between humans, animals and biological agents. The objective of this work was to assess the water quality and safety of 17 lakes and 13 fountains in the city of Porto (Portugal), by detecting the presence of Escherichia coli , enterococci and Salmonella spp., and analyzing their antimicrobial resistance. (For more information,please refer to the pdf. )
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