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Volume 8, Number 7—July 2002
Research

Antibiotic Resistance of Gram-Negative Bacteria in Rivers, United States

Ronald J. Ash*Comments to Author , Brena Mauck*, and Melissa Morgan*
Author affiliations: *Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas, USA;

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Table 3

Isolation of cefotaxime-resistant bacteria, U.S. rivers

log CFU/mL (%)
River LBa LB+ampicillin LB+ cefotaxime
Arkansas-Witchita, KS 3.24 2.65 (25.7)a 1.50 (1.8)
Canadian-Oklahoma City, OK 4.36 3.74 (24.1) 2.72 (2.3)
Chicago-Chicago, IL 4.21 3.64 (26.9) 2.37 (1.4)
Des Moines-Des Moines, IA 3.81 2.95 (13.7) 2.09 (1.9)
Hudson-New York, NY 2.94 2.46 (32.8) 1.65 (5.1)
Kansas-Topeka, KS 4.49 4.21 (52.5) 3.23 (5.5)
Mississippi-St. Louis, MO 3.99 3.29 (20.1) 2.51 (3.3)
Missouri-Parkville, MO 4.70 3.96 (18.2) 3.29 (3.9)
Ohio-Louisville, KY 2.70 1.86 (14.4) 0.60 (0.8)
Ohio-Cincinnati, OH 2.89 2.20 (20.0) 0.48 (0.3)
Platte-Grand Island, NE 4.23 3.45 (16.7) 2.74 (3.2)
Wabash-Terre Haute, IN 3.19 2.59 (25.0) 1.75 (3.7)

a LB, Luria-Bertani broth.

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