[HTML][HTML] Augmented dissemination of antibiotic resistance elicited by non-antibiotic factors

S Zhu, B Yang, Z Wang, Y Liu - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2023 - Elsevier
The emergence and rapid spread of antibiotic resistance seriously compromise the clinical
efficacy of current antibiotic therapies, representing a serious public health threat worldwide …

Non-antibiotic compounds associated with humans and the environment can promote horizontal transfer of antimicrobial resistance genes

I Alav, MMC Buckner - Critical Reviews in Microbiology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Horizontal gene transfer plays a key role in the global dissemination of antimicrobial
resistance (AMR). AMR genes are often carried on self-transmissible plasmids, which are …

Residual chlorine persistently changes antibiotic resistance gene composition and increases the risk of antibiotic resistance in sewer systems

J Zhang, Z Xu, W Chu, F Ju, W Jin, P Li, R Xiao - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
During the COVID-19 pandemic, excessive amounts of disinfectants and their transformation
products entered sewer systems worldwide, which was an extremely rare occurrence before …

Excessive disinfection aggravated the environmental prevalence of antimicrobial resistance during COVID-19 pandemic

Z Hu, L Yang, Z Liu, J Han, Y Zhao, Y Jin… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
During COVID-19 pandemic, chemicals from excessive consumption of pharmaceuticals
and disinfectants ie, antibiotics, quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs), and …

Elimination and redistribution of intracellular and extracellular antibiotic resistance genes in water and wastewater disinfection processes: A review

H Liu, Z Li, C Liu, Z Qiang, T Karanfil, M Yang - ACS ES&T Water, 2022 - ACS Publications
Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) have been identified as emerging contaminants in water
and wastewater. Concerns have been raised of whether disinfection processes can …

[HTML][HTML] Electrochemical disinfection may increase the spread of antibiotic resistance genes by promoting conjugal plasmid transfer

H Li, A Dechesne, Z He, MM Jensen, HL Song… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Current in the milliampere range can be used for electrochemical inactivation of bacteria.
Yet, bacteria-including antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) may be subjected to sublethal …

Biodegradation of tylosin in swine wastewater by Providencia stuartii TYL-Y13: Performance, pathway, genetic background, and risk assessment

J Yang, Z Zhao, M Wang, K Yu, T Zhang, H Lin… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microbial bioremediation offers a solution to the problem of residual antibiotics in
wastewater associated with animal farms. Efficient degradation of antibiotic residues …

The occurrence, ecological risk, and control of disinfection by-products from intensified wastewater disinfection during the COVID-19 pandemic

B Xue, X Guo, J Cao, S Yang, Z Qiu, J Wang… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Increased disinfection of wastewater to preserve its microbiological quality during the
coronavirus infectious disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have inevitably led to increased …

Effects and mechanisms of plant growth regulators on horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance genes through plasmid-mediated conjugation

H Zhao, X Liu, Y Sun, J Liu, MG Waigi - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
A vast number of bacteria occur in both soil and plants, with some of them harboring
antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). When bacteria congregate on the interface of soil …

[HTML][HTML] Factors and mechanisms influencing conjugation in vivo in the gastrointestinal tract environment: a review

W Liu, Y Huang, H Zhang, Z Liu, Q Huan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) have imposed a serious
threat on global public health. Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) via plasmids is mainly …