An investigation of total bacterial communities, culturable antibiotic-resistant bacterial communities and integrons in the river water environments of Taipei city

CW Yang, YT Chang, WL Chao, I Shiung, HS Lin… - Journal of hazardous …, 2014 - Elsevier
The intensive use of antibiotics may accelerate the development of antibiotic-resistant
bacteria (ARB). The global geographical distribution of environmental ARB has been …

Genetic diversity of three classes of integrons in antibiotic-resistant bacteria isolated from Jiulong River in southern China

M Lin, J Liang, X Zhang, X Wu, Q Yan, Z Luo - Environmental Science and …, 2015 - Springer
We identified antibiotic-resistant bacterial isolates from the surface waters of Jiulong River
basin in southern China and determined their extent of resistance, as well as the prevalence …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotic resistance genes occurrence and bacterial community composition in the Liuxi River

W Xiong, Y Sun, X Ding, Y Zhang… - Frontiers in Environmental …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the environment have paid great concern due to their
health risk. We investigated antibiotics concentrations (tetracyclines, sulfonamides, and …

[HTML][HTML] Characteristics of microbial communities and antibiotic resistance genes in typical rivers of the western Qinghai Lake basin

J Jia, X Xi, X Li, H Hu, K Chen, C Wu - Water Biology and Security, 2024 - Elsevier
Environmental factors and anthropogenic activity are key factors that shape the distribution
of bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in natural environments. However, few …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial Distribution and Seasonal Variation of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in an Urban River in Northeast China

Q Xiao, X Wang, C Xu, W Chen, Q Huang - Water, 2024 - mdpi.com
As the largest freshwater river flowing through Harbin, the Songhua River is a standby water
source. It is very important to know the species and distribution of antibiotic-resistant bacteria …

Distribution of class 1 integrons in a highly impacted catchment

L Borruso, K Harms, PJ Johnsen, KM Nielsen… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Polluted compounds into freshwater sediments may select and enrich bacteria carrying
specific genetic compositions. Here we examine the possible use of class 1 integrons as …

[HTML][HTML] High-throughput screening of antimicrobial resistance genes and their association with class 1 integrons in urban rivers in Japan

I Kasuga, K Nagasawa, M Suzuki, F Kurisu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious public health concern. Many countries have
implemented AMR surveillance programs for humans and animals, but a scheme for …

Molecular diversity of class 2 integrons in antibiotic-resistant gram-negative bacteria found in wastewater environments in China

R Xia, Y Ren, X Guo, H Xu - Ecotoxicology, 2013 - Springer
The molecular architecture of class 2 integrons among gram-negative bacteria from
wastewater environments was investigated in Jinan, China. Out of the 391 antibiotic …

[HTML][HTML] Abundances of clinically relevant antibiotic resistance genes and bacterial community diversity in the Weihe River, China

X Wang, J Gu, H Gao, X Qian, H Li - International Journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
The spread of antibiotic resistance genes in river systems is an emerging environmental
issue due to their potential threat to aquatic ecosystems and public health. In this study, we …

Occurrence of antibiotic resistance and integronase genes in Taihu Lake

J Wang, H Pu, L Ye, L Chen, X Zhang - Applied Environmental …, 2016 - udspub.com
Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), a potential threat to the health of humans and animals,
have been widely detected in various environments. However, not much information about …