Concordance between environmental resistomes and pathogenic phenotypes: a case study of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in a drinking water source in Guizhou, China
Yingqian Kang
IntroductionThe persistence of antibiotic resistance in aquatic environments poses a public health concern, particularly when drinking water sources act as reservoirs for multidrug-resistant opportunistic pathogens. However, the linkage between environmental resistomes and the resistance phenotypes of cultivable bacteria remains under-characterized. This case study investigated this relationship in a karst drinking water source in Guizhou, China.MethodsSurface water samples from seven sites were