Multirésistance bactérienne aux antibiotiques en milieu marin (côte atlantique, Maroc)

Abstract

Resistance of bacterial flora to some antibiotics from water, mussels and sediments sampled at three marine sites, localised between Kenitra and Temara (Morocco) were investigated. Resistance to penicillin and ampicillin common to all sites, polluted or not, was frequent. However bacterial resistance to erythromycin, tobramycin, chloramphenicol and tetracyclin was limited to polluted sites by slaughter house effluents or sewage. Multi‐resistance was frequent: more than 55% of strains resisted at least to one antibiotic and more than 20% carried plasmids.

Keywords:

• Pollution
• marine environment
• bacteria
• antibiotics resistance
• plasmids