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Effect of Radiofrequency Radiation from Telecommunication Base Stations on Microbial Diversity and Antibiotic Resistance
We aimed to investigate the effects of radiofrequency radiation from
telecommunication on bacteria diversity and antibiotic sensitivity of
surrounding bacteria micro-flora. In all cases of bacteria isolated,
results indicated that radiation majorly influences and selected
bacteria of specific morphology (rod-like, gram positive and spore
formers) belonging to the genera Bacillus , Clostridium ,
Corynebacterium and Sporosarcina . Spore formation have been
associated with prevention of DNA damage, this suggest that radiation
may imposes stress detrimental to various non-spore forming, gram
negative bacteria of nonrod morphology. The antibiotic resistance
pattern indicated resistance above 50% in three of the ten common
antibiotics tested with the highest of 96% recorded against zinnacef,
followed by amoxicillin (70%) and ampiclox (56%). The highest
resistance recorded was attributed to Bacillus spp while lowest
resistance was recorded in Corynebacterium. The two largest groups of
isolates; Bacillus and Clostridium have been reported as human
pathogens and found to be multidrug resistant