Accelerated spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) induced by non-antibiotic conditions: roles and mechanisms

X Shi, Y Xia, W Wei, BJ Ni - Water research, 2022 - Elsevier
The global spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) has wreaked havoc with the
treatment efficiency of antibiotics and, ultimately, anti-microbial chemotherapy, and has been …

Understanding human health risks caused by antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARG) in water environments: Current knowledge and …

M Amarasiri, D Sano, S Suzuki - Critical Reviews in Environmental …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Aquatic environments are identified as an ideal setting for acquisition and dissemination of
antibiotic resistance, and human exposure to antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and …

Effects of emerging pollutants on the occurrence and transfer of antibiotic resistance genes: A review

G Feng, H Huang, Y Chen - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) have become major
concerns for both public health and environmental ecosystems. Emerging pollutants (EPs) …

Chlorine disinfection facilitates natural transformation through ROS-mediated oxidative stress

S Zhang, Y Wang, J Lu, Z Yu, H Song, PL Bond… - The ISME …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The bacterial infection that involves antimicrobial resistance is a rising global threat to public
health. Chlorine-based water disinfection processes can inactivate antibiotic resistant …

Intracellular versus extracellular antibiotic resistance genes in the environment: Prevalence, horizontal transfer, and mitigation strategies

A Zarei-Baygi, AL Smith - Bioresource technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are present as both intracellular and extracellular
fractions of DNA in the environment. Due to the poor yield of extracellular DNA in …

Non-antibiotic pharmaceuticals enhance the transmission of exogenous antibiotic resistance genes through bacterial transformation

Y Wang, J Lu, J Engelstädter, S Zhang, P Ding… - The ISME …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Antibiotic resistance is a serious global threat for public health. Considering the high
abundance of cell-free DNA encoding antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in both clinical …

Effects and relevant mechanisms of non-antibiotic factors on the horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance genes in water environments: A review

Q Jiang, M Feng, C Ye, X Yu - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistance has created obstacles in the treatment of infectious diseases with
antibiotics. The horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) can exacerbate the …

Artificial sweeteners stimulate horizontal transfer of extracellular antibiotic resistance genes through natural transformation

Z Yu, Y Wang, IR Henderson, J Guo - The ISME Journal, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Antimicrobial resistance has emerged as a global threat to human health. Natural
transformation is an important pathway for horizontal gene transfer, which facilitates the …

A renewable energy-driven thermoelectric-utilized solar still with external condenser loaded by silver/nanofluid for simultaneously water disinfection and desalination

SM Parsa, A Rahbar, MH Koleini, S Aberoumand… - Desalination, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study examined the performance of different modifications of identical solar stills
(SSs) with heating/cooling and nanofluid. The first system is SS with thermoelectric heating …

Detection and various environmental factors of antibiotic resistance gene horizontal transfer

W Li, G Zhang - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Bacterial antibiotic resistance in water environments is becoming increasingly severe, and
new antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) have also …