In recent years, we have seen antimicrobial resistance rapidly emerge at a global scale and
spread from one country to the other faster than previously thought. Superbugs and …

Around all human activity, there are zones of pollution with pesticides, heavy metals,
pharmaceuticals, personal care products and the microorganisms associated with human …

There is a growing concern on the fate and the consequent ecological or health risks of
antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in natural or artificial water environment …

Integrons are versatile gene acquisition systems commonly found in bacterial genomes.
They are ancient elements that are a hot spot for genomic complexity, generating phenotypic …

As recently indiscriminate abuse of existing antibiotics in both clinical and veterinary
treatment leads to proliferation of antibiotic resistance in microbes and poses a dilemma for …

The worldwide growth of aquaculture has been accompanied by a rapid increase in
therapeutic and prophylactic usage of antimicrobials including those important in human …

Antibiotics have always been considered one of the wonder discoveries of the 20th century.
This is true, but the real wonder is the rise of antibiotic resistance in hospitals, communities …

This study aimed to investigate the chlorination effects on microbial antibiotic resistance in a
drinking water treatment plant. Biochemical identification, 16S rRNA gene cloning and …

Antibiotics were one of the great discoveries of the 20th century. However, resistance
appeared even in the earliest years of the antibiotic era. Antibiotic resistance continues to …

The high and sometimes inappropriate use of antibiotics has accelerated the development
of antibiotic resistance, creating a major challenge for the sustainable treatment of infections …