Table 3. Genotypic screening of mobile antibiotic resistance genes in the bacterial isolates and extracted soil DNA.
| Antibiotic resistance phenotype | Study samples investigated | Resistance genes | Detected (nb) |
| ESBLa | Total soil DNA (n = 10) Bacteria isolates (n = 30) | bla TEM | 0 |
| ESBLa | Total soil DNA (n = 10) Bacteria isolates (n = 30) | bla SHV | 0 |
| ESBLa | Total soil DNA (n = 10) Bacteria isolates (n = 30) | bla OXA, | 0 |
| ESBLa | Total soil DNA (n = 10) Bacteria isolates (n = 30) | bla CTX-M Groups 1, 2, 8, 9, 25 | 0 |
| ESBLa | Total soil DNA (n = 10) Bacteria isolates (n = 30) | bla VEB | 0 |
| ESBLa | Total soil DNA (n = 10) Bacteria isolates (n = 30) | bla PER | 0 |
| ESBLa | Total soil DNA (n = 10) Bacteria isolates (n = 30) | bla GES | 0 |
| Quinolone | Total soil DNA (n = 10) Bacteria isolates (n = 346) | aac(6′)Ib-cr | 0 |
| Quinolone | Total soil DNA (n = 10) Bacteria isolates (n = 346) | qnrA | 0 |
| Quinolone | Total soil DNA (n = 10) Bacteria isolates (n = 346) | qnrB | 0 |
| Quinolone | Total soil DNA (n = 10) Bacteria isolates (n = 346) | qnrS | 0 |
| Quinolone | Total soil DNA (n = 10) Bacteria isolates (n = 346) | qep | 0 |
| Carbapenem | Total soil DNA (n = 10) | bla NDM | 0 |
a
ESBL = extended spectrum β-lactamase.
b
n = number.