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 …
(ARGs) that are disseminated into the environment via effluent. However, few studies have …
Urban ponds as hotspots of antibiotic resistome in the urban environment
The occurrence, dissemination and assembly processes of antibiotic resistance genes
(ARGs) in urban water ecosystems are far from being understood. Here, we examined the …
(ARGs) in urban water ecosystems are far from being understood. Here, we examined the …
Inactivation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antibiotic-resistance genes in wastewater streams: Current challenges and future perspectives
TBM Mosaka, JO Unuofin, MO Daramola… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The discovery of antibiotics, which was once regarded as a timely medical intervention now
leaves a bitter aftertaste: antimicrobial resistance (AMR), due to the unregulated use of these …
leaves a bitter aftertaste: antimicrobial resistance (AMR), due to the unregulated use of these …
Host range of antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater treatment plant influent and effluent
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 …
step treatment process. By mixing a large variety of bacteria and promoting their proximity …
Distribution of antibiotic resistance genes and their association with bacteria and viruses in decentralized sewage treatment facilities
The distribution of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) has been intensively studied in large-
scale wastewater treatment plants and livestock sources. However, small-scale …
scale wastewater treatment plants and livestock sources. However, small-scale …
A metagenomic analysis framework for characterization of antibiotic resistomes in river environment: application to an urban river in Beijing
H Chen, R Chen, L Jing, X Bai, Y Teng - Environmental pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
River is considered generally as a natural reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in
environments. For the prevention and control of ARG risks, it is critical to comprehensively …
environments. For the prevention and control of ARG risks, it is critical to comprehensively …
Metagenomic profiles and health risks of pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes in various industrial wastewaters and the associated receiving surface water
Y Tang, Z Liang, G Li, H Zhao, T An - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The aquatic environment may represent an essential route for transmission of antibiotic
resistance to opportunistic human pathogens. Since industrial wastewater is discharged into …
resistance to opportunistic human pathogens. Since industrial wastewater is discharged into …
Variations in antibiotic resistance genes and microbial community in sludges passing through biological nutrient removal and anaerobic digestion processes in …
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) represents a relentless, silent pandemic. Contributing to this
are wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), a potential source of antibiotic resistance …
are wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), a potential source of antibiotic resistance …
Metagenomic insights into the distribution, mobility, and hosts of extracellular antibiotic resistance genes in activated sludge under starvation stress
S Zhou, Z Yang, S Zhang, Y Gao, Z Tang, Y Duan… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Extracellular antibiotic resistance genes (eARGs) are important emerging environmental
pollutants in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Nutritional substrate deficiency (ie …
pollutants in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Nutritional substrate deficiency (ie …
Metagenomics revealed the mobility and hosts of antibiotic resistance genes in typical pesticide wastewater treatment plants
L Shi, J Zhang, T Lu, K Zhang - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Pesticide showed a crucial selective pressure of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the
environmental dimension, especially in the pesticide wastewater treatment process, where …
environmental dimension, especially in the pesticide wastewater treatment process, where …