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Incidence in River Water of Escherichia coli containing R Factors

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Large numbers of Escherichia coli with antibiotic resistance transmissible to pathogenic organisms have been found in some British rivers. The principal source was insufficiently treated human sewage.

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SMITH, H. Incidence in River Water of Escherichia coli containing R Factors. Nature 228, 1286–1288 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/2281286a0

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