[Objective] The increasing antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) caused by the horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) have aroused increasing concern, and it is particularly important to monitor the ARB in the environment.[Methods] We collected seawater and sand samples from three different bathing beaches in Zhanjiang. The plate coating method and agar diffusion method were employed to study the bacterial counts, diversity, and susceptibility to antibiotics.[Results] The seawater samples had higher content of inorganic nitrogen than the normal value and the bacterial counts increased with the increase in the visitor flow. The bacteria counts in the sand samples were higher than those in the seawater samples. The bacteria from the bathing beaches belonged into 18 genera, 12 families of 3 phyla.Proteobacteria (49.64%) was dominant in the seawater samples, whileFirmicutes (54.74%) was dominant in the sand samples. The bacteria showed stronger resistance to beta-lactams, with the resistance rates of 23.25%, 20.53%, and 17.42% to penicillin, vancomycin, and ceftriaxone, respectively. The resistant bacteria were mainlyBacillus,Vibrio,Pseudomonas,Streptomyces, andEnterobacter. The multidrug-resistant bacterial strains from seawater were significantly more than those from sand, and increased with the increase in the visitor flow.[Conclusion] There are diverse drug-resistant bacteria from bathing beaches, and continuous surveillance is required to assess its potential impact on public health.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |