Research Article

Occurrence of β-Lactamase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacterial Isolates in Water Sources in Cali City, Colombia

Table 4

Distribution of β-lactamase and bla genes in Gram-negative bacteria.

β-lactamasesSampling site
TotalABCDE
DS n (%)WS n (%)DS n = 19 n (%)WS n = 19 n (%)DS n = 12 n (%)WS n = 22 n (%)DS n = 19  n (%)WS n = 30 n (%)DS n = 15 n (%)WS n = 5 n (%)DS n = 15 n (%)WS n = 12 n (%)

Broad-spectrum β-lactamase1 (1.3)17 (19.8)3 (3.5)1 (1.3)12 (14)1 (1.2)1 (1.2)
ESBL14 (17.5)31 (36)1 (1.3)11 (12.8)2 (2.5)3 (3.5)6 (7.5)15 (50)4 (5)1 (1.2)1 (1.3)1 (1.2)
AmpC21 (26.3)5 (5.8)7 (8.9)1 (1.2)4 (5)1 (1.2)4 (5)1 (1.3)5 (6.3)3 (3.5)
Carbapenemase36 (45)24 (27.9)10 (12.5)3 (3.5)3 (3.8)10 (12.5)15 (50)7 (8.8)1 (1.2)6 (7.5)5 (5.8)

bla genes
blaTEM-139 (48.8)36 (41.9)11 (13.8)6 (7)4 (5)14 (16.3)9 (11.3)9 (10.5)9 (11.3)4 (2.3)6 (7.5)3 (3.5)
blaCTX-M-924 (27.9)6 (7)9 (10.5)4 (2.3)3 (3.5)2 (2.3)
blaAmpC9 (11.3)25 (29.1)1 (1.3)3 (3.5)3 (3.5)10 (11.6)2 (2.5)7 (8.1)4 (2.3)3 (3.8)1 (1.2)
blaIMP-138 (44.2)7 (8.1)17 (19.8)6 (7)5 (5.8)3 (3.5)
blaVIM-247 (58.8)35 (40.7)10 (12.5)4 (2.3)8 (10)15 (17.4)14 (17.5)9 (10.5)6 (7.5)5 (5.8)9 (11.3)2 (2.3)

Wastewater treatment plant (A), rainwater channel (B), Canal Sur (C), water treatment plant “Puerto Mallarino” (D), and Melendez River (E). DS: dry season, WS: wet season. blaTEM-1 and 0.024ψ; blaCTXM-9; blaAmpC and 0.008ψ; blaIMP-1; blaVIMP-2.