Table 5 Relative variation ratio in growth states of resistant strains and non-resistant strains. In each cell, the value indicates the relative variation ratio in growth states from 5‰ salinity increased to 35‰ salinity.

From: The effect of environmental factors and migration dynamics on the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli in estuary environments

Nutrient status

antibiotic

Strains

lag phase

generation time

maximal biomass

100%

350 ng/L

non-resistant

31.73%

31.48%

0.00%

resistant

52.32%

51.70%

−0.03%

350 ug/L

non-resistant

36.66%

35.57%

0.00%

resistant

51.01%

44.27%

0.36%

10%

350 ng/L

non-resistant

86.37%

75.84%

0.58%

resistant

74.45%

66.25%

0.49%

350 ug/L

non-resistant

80.72%

53.52%

1.58%

resistant

79.92%

59.30%

1.17%

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