Antibiotic resistant bacteria from sediment of coastal water of Pahang, Malaysia

The study was undertaken to determine the presence of antibiotic resistant bacteria in sediment of coastal water of Pahang, Malaysia. Coastal water of Pahang is known for fishing areas, recreation and water sports activities. However, the development of recreational areas, resorts and restaurants al...

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Main Authors:	Ab Rahman, Nurhazlin, Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal, Zainal Abidin, Zaima Azira
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	QR Microbiology
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/44640/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/44640/2/ICAST_PROGRAMME_BOOK_2015_v6.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/44640/5/ENV-EP3.pdf

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spelling	iium-446402017-12-06T05:43:00Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/44640/ Antibiotic resistant bacteria from sediment of coastal water of Pahang, Malaysia Ab Rahman, Nurhazlin Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal Zainal Abidin, Zaima Azira QR Microbiology The study was undertaken to determine the presence of antibiotic resistant bacteria in sediment of coastal water of Pahang, Malaysia. Coastal water of Pahang is known for fishing areas, recreation and water sports activities. However, the development of recreational areas, resorts and restaurants along the coastal area could be the sources to the flow of antibiotic contamination to the coastal water. A total of 125 bacteria were isolated from sediment samples of Tanjung Lumpur (A and B), Batu Hitam, Teluk Chempedak and Balok, Pahang by using dilution plate technique. The resistance of these bacteria to 10 different antibiotics was evaluated using disc diffusion method. The highly resistance isolates to antibiotics were identified by using API kit 20NE and API kit Staph. The greatest frequencies of resistance in bacteria were found in Polymyxin B and Streptomycin at Teluk Chempedak, Batu Hitam and Balok. The resistance in bacteria to Chloramphenicol were less common in these locations. Meanwhile, the high resistance of bacteria against the antibiotic in Tanjung Lumpur existed in Polymyxin B, Penicillin G and Ampicillin, whilst no resistance in bacteria were found in Chloramphenicol, Gentamycin and Erythromycin. Overall, the Multiple Antibiotic Resistance (MAR) index value of the isolated bacteria in all location ranged from 0.2 to 1.0. Most of the Gram negative isolates showed MAR index value higher than 0.2 compared to the Gram positive isolates. Approximately, most of the isolates showed MAR index value higher than 0.2 (>0.2) which suggest that there are high-risk of antibiotics contamination in the area. Hence, findings from this preliminary study revealed that there is presence of antibiotic resistance strain of bacteria which may indicate that there is contamination of antibiotics at the coastal water of Pahang, Malaysia and this may pose a potential public health hazard. Keywords—Antibiotic resistance bacteria, sediment, coastal water, Pahang. 2015 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/44640/2/ICAST_PROGRAMME_BOOK_2015_v6.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/44640/5/ENV-EP3.pdf Ab Rahman, Nurhazlin and Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal and Zainal Abidin, Zaima Azira (2015) Antibiotic resistant bacteria from sediment of coastal water of Pahang, Malaysia. In: International Conference on Advancement in Science and Technology (iCAST 2015) , 10-12 August 2015, Impiana Resort Cherating, Pahang, Malaysia. (Unpublished)
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spellingShingle	QR Microbiology Ab Rahman, Nurhazlin Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal Zainal Abidin, Zaima Azira Antibiotic resistant bacteria from sediment of coastal water of Pahang, Malaysia
description	The study was undertaken to determine the presence of antibiotic resistant bacteria in sediment of coastal water of Pahang, Malaysia. Coastal water of Pahang is known for fishing areas, recreation and water sports activities. However, the development of recreational areas, resorts and restaurants along the coastal area could be the sources to the flow of antibiotic contamination to the coastal water. A total of 125 bacteria were isolated from sediment samples of Tanjung Lumpur (A and B), Batu Hitam, Teluk Chempedak and Balok, Pahang by using dilution plate technique. The resistance of these bacteria to 10 different antibiotics was evaluated using disc diffusion method. The highly resistance isolates to antibiotics were identified by using API kit 20NE and API kit Staph. The greatest frequencies of resistance in bacteria were found in Polymyxin B and Streptomycin at Teluk Chempedak, Batu Hitam and Balok. The resistance in bacteria to Chloramphenicol were less common in these locations. Meanwhile, the high resistance of bacteria against the antibiotic in Tanjung Lumpur existed in Polymyxin B, Penicillin G and Ampicillin, whilst no resistance in bacteria were found in Chloramphenicol, Gentamycin and Erythromycin. Overall, the Multiple Antibiotic Resistance (MAR) index value of the isolated bacteria in all location ranged from 0.2 to 1.0. Most of the Gram negative isolates showed MAR index value higher than 0.2 compared to the Gram positive isolates. Approximately, most of the isolates showed MAR index value higher than 0.2 (>0.2) which suggest that there are high-risk of antibiotics contamination in the area. Hence, findings from this preliminary study revealed that there is presence of antibiotic resistance strain of bacteria which may indicate that there is contamination of antibiotics at the coastal water of Pahang, Malaysia and this may pose a potential public health hazard. Keywords—Antibiotic resistance bacteria, sediment, coastal water, Pahang.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Ab Rahman, Nurhazlin Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal Zainal Abidin, Zaima Azira
author_facet	Ab Rahman, Nurhazlin Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal Zainal Abidin, Zaima Azira
author_sort	Ab Rahman, Nurhazlin
title	Antibiotic resistant bacteria from sediment of coastal water of Pahang, Malaysia
title_short	Antibiotic resistant bacteria from sediment of coastal water of Pahang, Malaysia
title_full	Antibiotic resistant bacteria from sediment of coastal water of Pahang, Malaysia
title_fullStr	Antibiotic resistant bacteria from sediment of coastal water of Pahang, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Antibiotic resistant bacteria from sediment of coastal water of Pahang, Malaysia
title_sort	antibiotic resistant bacteria from sediment of coastal water of pahang, malaysia
publishDate	2015
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/44640/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/44640/2/ICAST_PROGRAMME_BOOK_2015_v6.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/44640/5/ENV-EP3.pdf
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Antibiotic resistant bacteria from sediment of coastal water of Pahang, Malaysia

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