Risk Factors for Detection, Survival, and Growth of Antibiotic-Resistant and Pathogenic Escherichia coli in Household Soils in Rural Bangladesh

• Maria Camila Montealegre ^[1] ; Subarna Roy ^[2] ; Franziska Böni ^[1] ; Muhammed Iqbal Hossain ^[2] ; Tala Navab-Daneshmand ^[1] ; Lea Caduff ^[1] ; A. S. G. Faruque ^[2] ; Mohammad Aminul Islam ^[2] ; Timothy R. Julian ^[1]
  1. [1] Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

     Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

     Dübendorf, Suiza

     
  2. [2] International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research

     International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research

     DCC (Kotwali), Bangladés

     
• Localización: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, ISSN 0099-2240, Vol. 84, Nº 24, 2018
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Soil may represent a direct source or act as an intermediary for the transmission of antibiotic-resistant and pathogenic Escherichia coli strains, particularly in low-income and rural settings. Thus, determining risk factors associated with detection, growth, and long-term survival of E. coli in soil environments is important for public health. Here, we demonstrate that household soils in rural Bangladesh are reservoirs for antibiotic-resistant and potentially pathogenic E. coli strains and can support E. coli growth and survival, and defined soil physicochemical characteristics are drivers of E. coli survival in this environment. In contrast, we found no evidence that household-level factors, including water, sanitation, and hygiene indicators, were associated with E. coli contamination of household soils.