Open AccessPrevalence of CRISPR-Cas Systems and Their Possible Association with Antibiotic Resistance in Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium Collected from Hospital Wastewater
Author(s) -
Athraa Harjan Mohsen Alduhaidhawi,
Sundus Nsaif AlHuchaimi,
Thikra Abdullah Al-Mayah,
Mushtak T.S. Al-Ouqaili,
Samar Sami AlKafaas,
Saravanan Muthupandian,
Morteza Saki
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s358248
Subject(s) - teicoplanin , microbiology and biotechnology , enterococcus faecalis , biology , enterococcus faecium , enterococcus , antibiotic resistance , ampicillin , imipenem , vancomycin , antibiotics , bacteria , staphylococcus aureus , genetics
This study aimed to evaluate the presence of CRISPR-Cas system genes and their possible association with antibiotic resistance patterns of Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium species isolated from hospital wastewater (HWW) samples of several hospitals.