Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

Research Article

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

Table 7

Incidence of resistance transfer among the metal-tolerant P. vulgaris isolates from hospital wastewater.
Donor strainsPattern of donor strainsRecipient strainsPattern of recipient strainsFrequency of transfer in nutrient brothFrequency of transfer in wastewaterPattern of transconjugantsMarkers transferred
PR 7Hg, Co, Cu, Ni, Cd, ZnPR8Cu, Ni, Cd,3.4 × 10−12.4 × 10−1Co, Cr, Cu, NiZn, Cr
PR 8Cu, Ni, CdPR9Hg, Co, Ni, Cd,1.0 × 10−20Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, ZnCu
PR 27Hg, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Cd, ZnPR46Cr, Cu, Ni, Cd, Zn1.5 × 10−12.8 × 10−1Cr, Cu, Ni, Cd, ZnCr, Co
PR 30Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, CdPR4Cr, Cu, Ni, Zn1.2 × 10−10Hg, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Cd, ZnCo, Cd
PR 38Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, ZnPR17Cr, Ni8.0 × 10−23.1 × 10−1Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, ZnZn, Cu
PR 43Hg, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Cd, ZnPR38Hg, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Zn1.6 × 10−11.8 × 10−1Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Cd, ZnCd
PR 47Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Cd, ZnPR25Cr, Zn0.05.0 × 10−2Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, ZnCo, Ni
Co = cobalt, Cr = chromium, Hg = mercury, Ni = nickel, Zn = zinc, Cu = copper, Cd = cadmium.