Linking Antibiotic Resistance Gene Patterns with Advanced Faecal Pollution Assessment
... and Environmental Key Parameters along 2300 km of the Danube River
Recent publication
To investigate the spread of clinically and environmentally relevant antibiotic resistance along the Danube, researchers analysed water samples along the 2311 km navigable Danube at several points of time. By detecting various genes that correlate with antibiotic resistance, they could identify the degree of pollution, particularly polluted areas, and major pollution sources. Their methodological approach enables better monitoring of the spread of antibiotic resistance along rivers and/or river sections over time in the future.
The work has been published in the journal "Water Research" with the collaboration of researchers from the Division of Water Quality and Health at KL. In cooperation with the Medical University of Vienna and the Vienna University of Technology, the Division of Water Quality and Health forms the Interuniversity Cooperation Centre Water & Health (ICC) and works on microbiological and hygienic water quality relevant to health. The focus is on the development and application of advanced methods for analysing water quality in natural and technical systems.
Schachner-Groehs I, Koller M, Leopold M, Kolm C, Linke RB, Jakwerth S et al. Linking Antibiotic Resistance Gene Patterns with Advanced Faecal Pollution Assessment and Environmental Key Parameters along 2300 km of the Danube River. Water Research. 2024 Jan 31;121244. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121244
Melanie Leopold MSc
Scientific Staff (PreDoc)
Division of Water Quality and Health
DI Dr. Claudia Kolm Bakk
Scientific Staff (PostDoc)
Division of Water Quality and Health
Univ.-Prof. PD Dr. Andreas Farnleitner MSc
Head of
Division of Water Quality and Health
Assoc. Prof. PD Mag. Dr. Alexander Kirschner
Scientific Staff (Sen. PostDoc)
Division of Water Quality and Health
