Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Bangkok Toilet Waste Across Income Areas

27 toilet waste samples from nine low-, middle-, and high-income sites in Bangkok were collected in March–April 2023 and analyzed via metagenomic sequencing. The study maps sequences to resistance gene databases, reporting abundance in fragments per kilobase per million mapped reads (FPKM). Narong Nuanmuang authored this 2026 public health dataset to explore associations between socioeconomic factors and antimicrobial resistance.

Use Cases

• Compare antibiotic resistance gene (ARG) abundance (FPKM) across low-, middle-, and high-income site categories to model socioeconomic associations.
• Analyze metal and disinfectant resistance gene profiles from metagenomic sequences for co-resistance patterns in urban wastewater.
• Identify significant differences in individual ARGs, including acquired and intrinsic genes, between the nine sampled collection sites.
• Use mapped sequences to bacterial taxonomy databases to investigate potential host-microbe relationships for novel resistance genes.

Strengths

• Data originates from 27 physically collected samples across a controlled three-month timeframe.
• Analysis includes mapping to specialized databases for antimicrobial, metal, and disinfectant resistance genes.
• Quantifies resistance abundance using the standardized FPKM metric for comparative analysis.

Limitations

• Small sample size of 27 samples limits statistical power and generalizability.
• Geographic scope is restricted to nine sites within a single city (Bangkok).
• Data is presented in a PDF report (1.1 MB), requiring extraction for computational analysis.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Narong Nuanmuang.

Collection Method

Metagenomic sequencing of toilet waste samples, followed by quality control and mapping to resistance gene databases.

Time Range

Samples collected March–April 2023.

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Nine sites across low-, middle-, and high-income areas in Bangkok, Thailand.