Table 4 Antibiotic resistance genes detected in floor dust samples
From: Longitudinal development of the dust microbiome in a newly opened Norwegian kindergarten
Resistance gene | Primary host species | Presence (+)/absence (−) of gene | Detection limit range (pg) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Main | Toilet | Kitchen | |||
mecA | Staphylococcus | + | + | + | 2181.7–218.87 |
ermA | Staphylococcus | + | + | + | 1.206–0.121 |
aac(6′)-aph(2″) | Staphylococcus/Enterococcus | + | + | + | 9.35–0.935 |
vanA | Staphylococcus/Enterococcus | – | – | – | 261.1–26.11 |