Abstract:26Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) provide optimal conditions for the maintenance and 27 spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). In this 28 work we describe the occurrence of antibiotic resistant faecal coliforms and their mechanisms 29 of antibiotic resistance in the effluent of two urban WWTPs in Ireland. Effluent samples were 30 collected from two WWTPs in Spring and Autumn of 2015 and 2016. The bacterial 31 susceptibility patterns to 13 antibiotics were dete… Show more
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