Research Article

Enzymatic Activity and Horizontal Gene Transfer of Heavy Metals and Antibiotic Resistant Proteus vulgaris from Hospital Wastewater: An Insight

Table 4

Percentage of resistance against antibiotic in P. vulgaris isolated from entire sampling sites.

AntibioticsConcentration (μg/disc)No. of proteus resistant (n = 50)Percentage (%)

Amoxicillin3030 (60%)60
Ofloxacin53 (6%)6
Erythromycin1510 (20%)20
Gentamycin505 (10%)10
Methicillin550 (100%)100
Nalidixic acid3019 (38%)38
Neomycin305 (10%)10
Penicillin1043 (86%)86
Nitrofurazone1005 (10%)10
Chloramphenicol307 (14%)14
Tetracycline106 (12%)12
Ciprofloxacin58 (16%)16
Kanamycin308 (16%)16
Polymixin B30023 (46%)46
Ampicillin1039 (78%)78