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ArticleCurrent research in microbial sciences2025

Carbapenemase and extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing bacteria isolated from municipal wastewater treatment plant and urban river in Nepal.

Santosh Khanal, Deepa Neupane, Joshna Thapa, Suman Sk, Sudeep K C, Tista Prasai Joshi, Dev Raj Joshi

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Santosh KhanalCentral Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Deepa NeupaneEnvironment Research Laboratory, Faculty of Science, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), Lalitpur, Nepal.
Joshna ThapaEnvironment Research Laboratory, Faculty of Science, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), Lalitpur, Nepal.
Suman SkEnvironment Research Laboratory, Faculty of Science, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), Lalitpur, Nepal.
Sudeep K CCentral Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Tista Prasai JoshiEnvironment Research Laboratory, Faculty of Science, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), Lalitpur, Nepal.
Dev Raj JoshiCentral Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal.

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Abstract

Municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and rivers receiving sewage are known hotspots for antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB), harboring a wide variety of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and mobile genetic elements. However, the specific distribution of ARB carrying multiple resistance genes in municipal WWTPs and their receiving rivers in Kathmandu remains unclear. Therefore, this study investigated the proportion of antibiotic-resistant bacterial populations and the presence of various ARGs and integrons in carbapenemase- and extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing bacteria isolated from municipal wastewater and river water. The improvement in water's physicochemical characteristics and a significant reduction in ARB and antibiotic resistance determinants were observed in treated municipal wastewater compared to untreated wastewater. Among 232 bacterial isolates from these samples, 34.82 % were identified as carbapenemase producers, while 42.50 % were confirmed as ESBL producers.

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Antibiotic resistance genesCarbapenemase-producing bacteriaESBL-producing bacteriaIntegronsMunicipal WWTPRiver

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