Research
Title : | Evaluation of soil contamination with ESBL producing microorganisms from the environment of the hospital area and the molecular characterization of ESBL producers |
Area of Research : | Medical Sciences |
Focus Area : | Microbiology |
Principal Investigator : | Dr.Sulochana Somasundaram, Professor, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering (SVCE), Tamilnadu |
Co-PI: | Dr. A. S. Smiline Girija, Assistant Professor, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital (MADCH), Chennai |
Contact info : | sulochana@svce.ac.in; |
Timeline Start Year : | 2014 |
Timeline End Year : | 2017 |
Details
Executive Summary : | The study reports the isolation, identification and confirmation of ESBL E. coli and K. Pneumonia from soil samples collected from different hospital environments and molecular characterization of these strains by identifying the resistant genes blaTEM, blaSHV and blaCTXM genes and their epidemiological typing by phylogenetic analysis. The rapid detection of resistant genes by Real Time PCR method enable quick confirmation of ESBL’s than conventional phenotypic methods. The resistant genes may transfer from place to place due to the transfer of plasmids from one microorganism to other and also to different places. It could be more extensively studied on these antibiotic genes to determine the magnitude of the problem of antibiotic resistance existing in the environment. |
Publications : | 1 |