Original ResearchPublished 19 February 2026Bathing in resistance: evidence of multidrug-resistant bacteria in recreational coastal waters in Niterói City, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilSofia Lessa Costa · Laura Brandão Martins · Milena Conceição Amorim · Marcos Tavares Carneiro · Viviane Zahner · Thiago Pavoni Gomes ChagasFrontiers in Bacteriologydoi 10.3389/fbrio.2025.1718905