Bacterial multi-resistance to antibiotics in water from plant cavities (phytotelms) in a deep tropical forest from Costa Rica
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2023 |
| Descripción: | Introduction: The spread of antimicrobial resistance in natural environments continues to be reported throughout the world; nevertheless, there is no study about phytotelms (water in the natural cavities of plants) in the deep understory of tropical cloud forests from Costa Rica. Objective: To detect phytotelm antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains in a Costa Rican forest and nearby town. Methods: We used the disk diffusion method to analyze the antimicrobial resistance of 10 gram-negative bacterial strains from phytotelm water collected from 10 bromeliads and 10 heliconias in both sites. Results: Three strains were multidrug resistant to more than three antibiotics in each site, and only one strain was susceptible to all antibiotics. Antibiotic resistance was similar in both environments. Conclusions: Phytotelm can be a rapid, cost-effective, and simple source for detecting antimicrobial resistance in unexplored environments. |
| País: | Repositorio UNA |
| Institución: | Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Repositorio UNA |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:null:11056/27573 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/11056/27573 https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v15i2.4675 |
| Palabra clave: | MONTEVERDE CLOUD FOREST ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE (AMR) BOSQUE PROFUNDO BOSQUE TROPICAL HÚMEDO BOSQUE NUBOSO MONTEVERDE (COSTA RICA) BROMELIACEAE HELICONIA |