International Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology

International Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology ISSN 2169-3048 Vol. 14 (3), pp. 001-004, March, 2025. Available online at www.internationalscholarsjournals.org © International Scholars Journals

Full Length Research Paper

Assessment of Metallo-beta-lactamase Producing Pseudomonas Species in Soil: Insights from Assam University Campus

Ruchira Das*, Papiya Sinha, Piyush Pandey, Devashish Kar

Department of Microbiology, Assam University,  Silchar- 788011, India.

Accepted 14 July, 2014

Abstract

The incidence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria is increasing, including metallo-β-lactamase (MBL)-producing Pseudomonas sp.. The aim of this study was to screen metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs)-producing Pseudomonas sp. soil isolates showing susceptibility to imepenem.. MBL production was investigated by phenotypic tests using combined disc diffusion method. During the 3 months period of sampling, 30 isolates of Pseudomonas sp. were isolated from soil environments out of which 56.66% revealed MBL-producing isolates, 43.33% non-producers and 10% showed imepenem resistant.

Keywords: Metallo-beta-lactamase, multidrug-resistant, Pseudomonas sp..