8th International Conference on Environmental Microbiology, Soil Microbiology & Microbial Biogeochemistry
Montreal, Canada
Christopher Mutuku
Chuka University in Kenya
Biography
Christopher Mutuku is currently serving as a lecturer of Microbiology and Biotechnology at Chuka University in Kenya. He has a wealth of research experience in plasmid mediated antimicrobial resistance in microorganisms isolated from wastewater spanning from hospital effluents, septic tanks and wastewater treatment plants. He explores the occurrence of both extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing Enterobacterales and carbapenem resistant non-fermenting Pseudomonas aeruginosa and acinetobacter baumanii. His research also extends to cover glycopeptide resistant Enterococci especially vancomycin resistant E. faecium as well as the role of microbial biofilms in antimicrobial resistance. He is currently exploring the possibility of colistin residues in wastewater and the occurrence of mobilizable colistin resistance genes (mcr genes) in environmental matrices with the aim of building a framework to guide on the rising trend in resistance to the salvage antibiotics especially among the carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacteria.