Biological effects of quinolones: a family of broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents

AR Millanao, AY Mora, NA Villagra, SA Bucarey… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Broad antibacterial spectrum, high oral bioavailability and excellent tissue penetration
combined with safety and few, yet rare, unwanted effects, have made the quinolones class of …

Antibiotic resistome in the livestock and aquaculture industries: Status and solutions

Y Zhao, QE Yang, X Zhou, FH Wang… - Critical Reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Since the introduction of antibiotics into clinical practices in the 1940s, antibiotics have
become an integral part of animal production to meet the increasing human demand for …

Chlorine disinfection promotes the exchange of antibiotic resistance genes across bacterial genera by natural transformation

M Jin, L Liu, D Wang, D Yang, W Liu, J Yin… - The ISME …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Chlorine disinfection to drinking water plays an important role in preventing and controlling
waterborne disease outbreaks globally. Nevertheless, little is known about why it enriches …

Investigating antibiotics, antibiotic resistance genes, and microbial contaminants in groundwater in relation to the proximity of urban areas

E Szekeres, CM Chiriac, A Baricz, T Szőke-Nagy… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Groundwater is an essential public and drinking water supply and its protection is a goal for
global policies. Here, we investigated the presence and prevalence of antibiotic residues …

Antibiotic resistance in the finfish aquaculture industry: a review

G Ferri, C Lauteri, A Vergara - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Significant challenges to worldwide sustainable food production continue to arise from
environmental change and consistent population growth. In order to meet increasing …

Seasonal variability of the correlation network of antibiotics, antibiotic resistance determinants, and bacteria in a wastewater treatment plant and receiving water

W Shen, Y Chen, N Wang, P Wan, Z Peng… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sewage treatment plants are an essential source of antibiotics, antibiotic resistance
determinants, and bacteria in environmental waters. However, it is still unclear whether they …

Technological advancement for eliminating antibiotic resistance genes from wastewater: A review of their mechanisms and progress

AS Ezeuko, MO Ojemaye, OO Okoh, AI Okoh - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Antibiotics resistance genes (ARGs) concurrence with antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) has
been identified globally as contaminants that threaten public health. These contaminants …

[HTML][HTML] Occurrence and fate of antibiotics, antimicrobial resistance determinants and potential human pathogens in a wastewater treatment plant and their effects on …

Y Chen, W Shen, B Wang, X Zhao, L Su, M Kong… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Antibiotics, antimicrobial resistance determinants and human pathogens are new types of
environmental pollutants that pose a great threat to human health. Wastewater treatment …

Pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes during the landfill leachate treatment process: Occurrence, fate, and impact on groundwater

W Shen, H Zhang, X Li, D Qi, R Liu, G Kang… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Landfill leachate is an essential source of pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs)
in the environment. However, information on the removal behavior of pathogens and ARGs …

High prevalence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance (PMQR) among E. coli from aquatic environments in Bangladesh

MB Amin, SR Saha, MR Islam, SMA Haider… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Fluro (quinolones) is an important class of antibiotic used widely in both human and
veterinary medicine. Resistance to fluro (quinolones) can be acquired by either …