Characterization of environmental and cultivable antibiotic-resistant microbial communities associated with wastewater treatment

A Sorgen, J Johnson, K Lambirth, SM Clinton… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is a growing global concern, threatening human and
environmental health, particularly among urban populations. Wastewater treatment plants …

Antibiotic resistance genes show enhanced mobilization through suspended growth and biofilm-based wastewater treatment processes

M Petrovich, B Chu, D Wright, J Griffin… - FEMS microbiology …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are known to harbor antibiotic resistance genes
(ARGs) that are disseminated into the environment via effluent. However, few studies have …

Evaluation of metagenomic-enabled antibiotic resistance surveillance at a conventional wastewater treatment plant

HJ Majeed, MV Riquelme, BC Davis, S Gupta… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) receive a confluence of sewage containing
antimicrobials, antibiotic resistant bacteria, antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), and …

Microbial community composition and antibiotic resistance genes within a North Carolina urban water system

K Lambirth, M Tsilimigras, A Lulla, J Johnson… - Water, 2018 - mdpi.com
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are thought to be potential incubators of antibiotic
resistance. Persistence of commonly used antibiotics in wastewater may increase the …

Bacterial diversity and antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater treatment plant influents and effluents

V Voolaid, E Donner, S Vasileiadis… - Antimicrobial …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Due to the worldwide health impacts of antibiotic resistant pathogens, scientists are
increasingly interested in the role of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) as a sink and …

Host range of antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater treatment plant influent and effluent

J Hultman, M Tamminen, K Pärnänen… - FEMS microbiology …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) collect wastewater from various sources for a multi-
step treatment process. By mixing a large variety of bacteria and promoting their proximity …

A closer look at the antibiotic‐resistant bacterial community found in urban wastewater treatment systems

AH Tehrani, KA Gilbride - Microbiologyopen, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The conventional biological treatment process can provide a favorable environment for the
maintenance and dissemination of antibiotic‐resistant bacteria and the antibiotic resistance …

Occurrence, fate, and mobility of antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes among microbial communities exposed to alternative wastewater …

C Helt - 2012 - uwspace.uwaterloo.ca
The ubiquitous nature of antibiotic resistance and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) among
environmental pathogens from a variety of wastewater effluents, suggests that the aquatic …

The occurrence and diversity of antibiotic resistance and virulence factor genes in wastewater from four North American treatment plants

LT Le, Z Huang, K Whiteson, S Jiang - Environmental Science: Water …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The spread of antibiotic resistance in aquatic environments is an emerging environmental
issue due to potential threats to public health. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) could …

Antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes in wastewater treatment plants: from occurrence to treatment strategies

S Li, BS Ondon, SH Ho, J Jiang, F Li - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
This study aims to discuss the following:(1) occurrence and proliferation of antibiotic
resistance in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs);(2) factors influencing antibiotic …