Antibiotic pollution in the environment: from microbial ecology to public policy

SA Kraemer, A Ramachandran, GG Perron - Microorganisms, 2019 - mdpi.com
The ability to fight bacterial infections with antibiotics has been a longstanding cornerstone
of modern medicine. However, wide-spread overuse and misuse of antibiotics has led to …

Co-selection of multi-antibiotic resistance in bacterial pathogens in metal and microplastic contaminated environments: An emerging health threat

M Imran, KR Das, MM Naik - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Misuse/over use of antibiotics increases the threats to human health since this is a main
reason behind evolution of antibiotic resistant bacterial pathogens. However, metals such as …

Antibiotic resistance in major rivers in the world: a systematic review on occurrence, emergence, and management strategies

R Singh, AP Singh, S Kumar, BS Giri, KH Kim - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
The occurrence of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes in riverine systems has
become a growing concern worldwide. Risk prediction of antibiotic resistance is difficult as …

[HTML][HTML] Distribution, combined pollution and risk assessment of antibiotics in typical marine aquaculture farms surrounding the Yellow Sea, North China

QF Han, S Zhao, XR Zhang, XL Wang, C Song… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study focused on the distribution, combined pollution, potential source and risk
assessment of 17 antibiotics in an aquaculture ecosystem surrounding the Yellow sea, North …

Dissemination of antimicrobial resistance in microbial ecosystems through horizontal gene transfer

CJH Von Wintersdorff, J Penders… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance among pathogenic bacteria has been a
rising problem for public health in recent decades. It is becoming increasingly recognized …

Wastewater treatment plant resistomes are shaped by bacterial composition, genetic exchange, and upregulated expression in the effluent microbiomes

F Ju, K Beck, X Yin, A Maccagnan… - The ISME …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are implicated as hotspots for the dissemination of
antibacterial resistance into the environment. However, the in situ processes governing …

Antimicrobial resistance: more than 70 years of war between humans and bacteria

SF Nadeem, UF Gohar, SF Tahir… - Critical Reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Development of antibiotic resistance in bacteria is one of the major issues in the
present world and one of the greatest threats faced by mankind. Resistance is spread …

The potential implications of reclaimed wastewater reuse for irrigation on the agricultural environment: the knowns and unknowns of the fate of antibiotics and …

A Christou, A Agüera, JM Bayona, E Cytryn… - Water research, 2017 - Elsevier
The use of reclaimed wastewater (RWW) for the irrigation of crops may result in the
continuous exposure of the agricultural environment to antibiotics, antibiotic resistant …

Occurrence of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes in hospital and urban wastewaters and their impact on the receiving river

S Rodriguez-Mozaz, S Chamorro, E Marti, B Huerta… - Water research, 2015 - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistance has become a major health concern; thus, there is a growing interest in
exploring the occurrence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the environment as well as …

Using the class 1 integron-integrase gene as a proxy for anthropogenic pollution

MR Gillings, WH Gaze, A Pruden, K Smalla… - The ISME …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Around all human activity, there are zones of pollution with pesticides, heavy metals,
pharmaceuticals, personal care products and the microorganisms associated with human …