Global Advanced Research Journal of Microbiology (GARJM) ISSN: 2315-5116

July 2014 Vol. 3(6), pp 098-101

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Full Length Research Paper

Prevalence of MBL producing Pseudomonas sp. from soil- A case study in Assam University campus.

Ruchira Das*, Papiya Sinha, Piyush Pandey, Devashish Kar.

Department of Microbiology, Assam University,  Silchar- 788011, India.

Corresponding Author’s Email:  ruchiradas123@gmail.com  

Accepted 14 July, 2014

Abstract

The incidence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria is increasing, including metallo-β-lactamase (MBL)-producing Pseudomonas sp.. The aim of this study was to screen metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs)-producing Pseudomonas sp. soil isolates showing susceptibility to imepenem.. MBL production was investigated by phenotypic tests using combined disc diffusion method. During the 3 months period of sampling, 30 isolates of Pseudomonas sp. were isolated from soil environments out of which 56.66% revealed MBL-producing isolates, 43.33% non-producers and  10% showed imepenem resistant.

Keywords: Metallo-beta-lactamase, multidrug-resistant, Pseudomonas sp.