A comparative study on antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli isolates
... from Austrian patients and wastewater-influenced Danube River water and biofilms
Recent publication
Researchers from the Division of Water Quality and Health at the KL, the Institute of Microbiology and Hygiene at the KL University Hospital in St. Pölten, the Vienna University of Technology and the Medical Universities of Vienna and Graz investigated the behaviour of a specific type of bacteria, namely E. coli to better understand antiobiotic resistance and its spread in the environment. The scientists compared samples from patients in Lower Austria with water samples from the Danube, also taken in Lower Austria. Samples were collected from outpatients and inpatients with urinary tract infections or from a catheter. Both water samples and biofilms were isolated from the Danube. The work was supported by the Gesellschaft für Forschungsförderung Niederösterreich (GFF). It has been published open access in the International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health.
Leopold, M, Kabicher, A, Pap, I-J, Ströbele, B, Zarfel, G, Farnleitner, AH & Kirschner, AKT 2024, 'A comparative study on antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli isolates from Austrian patients and wastewater-influenced Danube River water and biofilms', International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, vol. 258, 114361, pp. 114361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2024.114361
Melanie Leopold MSc
Scientific Staff (PreDoc)
Division of Water Quality and Health
Dr. Ildiko-Julia Pap
Institute of Hygiene and Microbiology (University Hospital St. Pölten)
Prim. Clin. Ass. Prof. Dr. Barbara Ströbele
Institute of Hygiene and Microbiology (University Hospital St. Pölten)
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
