Deciphering basic and key traits of antibiotic resistome in influent and effluent of hospital wastewater treatment systems

L Zhu, L Yuan, XY Shuai, ZJ Lin, YJ Sun, ZC Zhou… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Hospital wastewater treatment system (HWTS) is an important source and environmental
reservoir of clinically relevant antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). However, how antibiotic …

Metagenomic insight into microbiome and antibiotic resistance genes of high clinical concern in urban and rural hospital wastewater of northern India origin: a major …

A Talat, KS Blake, G Dantas, AU Khan - Microbiology spectrum, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
India is one of the largest consumers and producers of antibiotics and a hot spot for the
emergence and proliferation of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs). Indian hospital …

Metagenomic exploration of antibiotic resistome in treated wastewater effluents and their receiving water

S Raza, H Jo, J Kim, H Shin, HG Hur, T Unno - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Environmental dissemination of antimicrobial resistance is a global health problem.
Antimicrobial-resistant bacteria and antibiotic-resistant genes (ARGs) are constantly …

Deciphering the antibiotic resistome and microbial community in municipal wastewater treatment plants at different elevations in eastern and western China

H Sun, H Zhang, D Wu, J Ding, Y Niu, T Jiang, X Yang… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) as emerging environmental contaminants pose severe
global risks to public health and ecosystems. Municipal wastewater treatment plants …

Metagenomic analysis of antibiotic resistance genes in untreated wastewater from three different hospitals

X Guo, N Tang, H Lei, Q Fang, L Liu, Q Zhou… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Controlling antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) is a worldwide intervention to ensure global
health. Hospital wastewater is the main pollution source of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and …

Metagenomic survey reveals more diverse and abundant antibiotic resistance genes in municipal wastewater than hospital wastewater

D Zhang, Y Peng, CL Chan, H On, HKF Wai… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Alongside antibiotic resistance, co-selection of antibiotics, biocides, and metal resistance is
a growing concern. While hospital wastewater is considered a hotspot for antibiotic-resistant …

New insights into antibiotic resistome in drinking water and management perspectives: a metagenomic based study of small-sized microbes

L Ma, B Li, T Zhang - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
The proliferation of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in drinking water and their potential
horizontal transfer to pathogenic microbes may cause failure of antibiotics. However …

Metagenomic surveillance of antibiotic resistome in influent and effluent of wastewater treatment plants located on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

B Shi, R Zhao, G Su, B Liu, W Liu, J Xu, Q Li… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
As hotspots for the dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), wastewater
treatment plants (WWTPs) have attracted global attention. However, there lacks a sufficient …

Transition of antimicrobial resistome in wastewater treatment plants: impact of process configuration, geographical location and season

R Honda, N Matsuura, S Sorn, S Asakura… - npj Clean Water, 2023 - nature.com
Antimicrobial resistome in wastewater treatment plants was investigated via shotgun
metagenomic analysis over a variety of geographical locations, seasons, and biological …

Unveiling dynamics of size-dependent antibiotic resistome associated with microbial communities in full-scale wastewater treatment plants

K Yu, P Li, Y He, B Zhang, Y Chen, J Yang - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Serious concerns have been raised regarding antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) with
respect to their potential threat to human health. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have …