Table 1 Categorization of different antibiotic resistance genes based on their median abundance in cell equivalents/100 mL in the investigated WWTP.

From: Dissemination prevention of antibiotic resistant and facultative pathogenic bacteria by ultrafiltration and ozone treatment at an urban wastewater treatment plant

 

Resistance gene

Median of cell equivalents in 100 mL

Median absolute deviation (MAD)

Frequently detected

sul1

1.25E + 07

8.54E + 06

intl1

2.00E + 06

1.92E + 06

blaTEM

4.72E + 05

3.89E + 05

ermB

9.66E + 04

9.57E + 04

tetM

6.31E + 04

4.74E + 04

Intermediately detected

CTX-M-32

1.52E + 04

3.08E + 03

blaOXA- 48

1.67E + 03

1.65E + 03

CTX-M

1.61E + 03

1.10E + 03

blaVIM

4.92E + 02

4.25E + 03

CMY-2

4.98E + 03

4.61E + 02

Rarely detected

vanA

9.14E-01

9.14E-01

mcr-1

<LOD

<LOD

blaNDM

<LOD

<LOD

  1. Median absolute deviation (MAD) displays the statistical dispersion based on the median values according to MAD = median (|xi − median(xi)|).
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