摘要：The objective of the present study was to screen for antibiotic resistance and metaltolerant bacteria. Soil samples were collected from industrial contaminated sitesfor antibiotic resistance and metal tolerance. As the industrial effluents containhigh concentration of heavy metals along with other organic and inorganic pollutantsit was chosen for the study. Eight distinct bacterial species were isolated and testedfor the metal tolerance (Cr, Ni and Mn) and antibiotic resistance (bacitracin,chloramphenicol, streptomycin, rifampicin, penicillin and ampicillin) at minimuminhibitory concentration (MIC). It was found that most of the isolates had multipleantibiotic resistance which may be due to heavy metals released in industrial sites.The multiple antibiotic resistance of bacterial species was also associated withtolerance to metals such as chromium, nickel and manganese.
