EN
Investigation of multiple resistance frequencies (antibiotic and heavy metal) of bacteria isolated from Gökçeada Island coastal marine sediment
Abstract
Marine sediments are important reservoirs for antibiotics and heavy metals. Bacteria play a key role in polluted sedimentary habitats. This study aimed to identify heavy metal and antibiotic resistance in marine sediment bacteria isolated from Gökçeada Island in Turkiye. The samples were collected seasonally from 10 different sampling stations in 2015. Ninety isolates determined by VITEK 2 were tested against seven antibiotics using the disk diffusion method. The minimum inhibitory concentration values were measured against four heavy metal salts. The antibiotic resistance frequency rates were ordered as sulphonamides compound (93.3%), cefotaxime (78.9), ampicillin (77.8%), oxacillin (67.8%), rifampicin (57.8%), imipenem (1.1%), and oxytetracycline (0%). The heavy metal resistance ratios against ZnCl2, CuSO4, Pb(CH3COO)2, and HgCl2 were measured as 100%, 100%, 96.7%, and 73.3% respectively. The multiple heavy metal resistance index values were ranged from 0.75 (22.2%) to 1.0 (77.8%). The results show significant heavy metal and antibiotic contamination in the sediments of the Gökçeada Island. It is recommended that measures be taken against antibiotics and heavy metal pollution, as well as identifying and monitoring critical control points.
Keywords
Supporting Institution
Istanbul University Scientific Research Projects Unit
Project Number
50725
Ethical Statement
This study does not require ethics committee permission or any special permission.
References
- Ab Rahman, N., Chowdhury, A. J. K., & Abidin, Z. A. Z. (2015). Antibiotic resistant bacteria from sediment of coastal water of Pahang, Malaysia. Jurnal Teknologi, 77(24). https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v77.6709
- Acarli, D., Kale, S., & Çakır, K. (2018). A new maximum length for the garfish, Belone belone (Linnaeus, 1761) in the coast of Gökçeada Island (Aegean Sea. Turkiye). Cahiers de Biologie Marine, 59(4), 385-389. https://doi.org/10.21411/CBM.A.55A28635
- Akmirza, A. (2013). Monogeneans of fish near Gökçeada, Turkiye. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 37(4), 441-448. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1205-4
- Altın, A., & Ayyıldız, H. (2018). Relationships between total length and otolith measurements for 36 fish species from Gökçeada Island, Turkiye. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 34(1), 136-141. https://doi.org/10.1111/jai.13509
- Altuğ, G., & Balkıs, N. (2009). Levels of some toxic elements and frequency of bacterial heavy metal resistance in sediment and sea water. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 149(1), 61-69. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-008-0183-z
- Altug, G., Cardak, M., Gurun, S., Ciftci, P. S., Saad, A., Ibrahim, A., & Fakhri, M. (2010). Biodiversity of Culturable Aerobic Heterotrophic Bacteria in the Coastal Areas of Syria, Lebanon and the Offshore Area in the Northern Aegean Sea. In The International Conference on Biodiversity of the Aquatic Environment: Towards a Diverse and Sustainable World, Syria (pp. 115-125).
- Altuğ, G., Çardak, M., Türetken, P.S.Ç., Kalkan, S., & Gürün, S. (2020). Antibiotic and heavy metal resistant bacteria isolated from Aegean Sea water and sediment in Güllük Bay, Turkiye. Johnson Matthey Technology Review. https://doi.org/10.1595/205651320x15953337767424
- Arndt, S., Jørgensen, B.B., LaRowe, D.E., Middelburg, J.J., Pancost, R.D., & Regnier, P. (2013). Quantifying the degradation of organic matter in marine sediments: A review and synthesis. Earth-Science Reviews, 123, 53-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2013.02.008
Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Hydrobiology
Journal Section
Research Article
Early Pub Date
November 2, 2024
Publication Date
January 7, 2025
Submission Date
February 21, 2024
Acceptance Date
May 30, 2024
Published in Issue
Year 1970 Volume: 8 Number: 1