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| Project Metadata Element | Details |
| Project Title | Antimicrobial resistant enterococci (ARE) in Irish watersSources, transfers and impacts |
| Research Area | Water |
| Project Acronym | ARE |
| Principal Investigator or Lead Irish Partner | James Dooley |
| Lead Institution or Organisation | University of Ulster (UU) |
| Lead Country | Ireland |
| Latitude, Longitude (of Lead Institution) | 55.14790, -6.67230 |
| Lead Funding Entity | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Approximate Project Start Date | 05/11/2007 |
| Approximate Project Finishing Date | 05/11/2010 |
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| Project Keywords | Recreational Water; Antimicrobial Resistant Enterococci |
| Project Abstract | Antimicrobial resistant enterococci (ARE) are increasingly important pathogens, yet environmental data are scarce. We will explore ARE sources, transfers and potential impacts on recreational waters. ARE occurrence is widespread in subcatchments of the Blackwater River. They would pose a health hazard if they were transferred to Lough Neagh. The project includes sampling daily cycles during low flows and flood events in headwaters and a similar regime for Lough Neagh. Molecular epidemiological methods (MLST) will be used for ARE source tracking. Survival times and resuscitation potential of enterococci strains will be determined to assess their potential threat in water. |