ISOLATION OF ANTIBIOTICS AND HEAVY METALS RESISTANT BACTERIAL STRAIN FROM DOMESTIC AND HOSPITAL WASTE WATER

Abstract

Antibiotic and metal resistance is a worldwide occurring phenomenon and a universal threat. The release of antibiotics and metals into the environment like natural water bodies stimulates resistant microbes that could become a reservoir for a resistant gene pool for other pathogenic bacteria. The aim of the study was to determine resistance of different concentration of selected antibiotics i.e 30mg, 60mg, 90mg and 120mg of Amoxycilin & Ciprofloxocin and Heavy metals i.e 1%, 3% 5% and 10% of Lead, Iron, Cobalt and Nickle in waste water of PIMS hospital and F-8/3 sector, Islamabad. Resistance against Antibiotic Amoxycilin was found most frequent for both samples. Bacterial isolates showed high sensitivity towards Cobalt whereas high resistance was observed in the case of Lead.