Antibiotic resistance genes in aerosols: baseline from Kuwait

N Habibi, S Uddin, M Behbehani, M Kishk… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the biggest threats to human health worldwide. The
World Health Organization (WHO, Geneva, Switzerland) has launched the “One-Health” …

Occurrence of Klebsiella pneumoniae ST244 and ST11 extensively drug-resistant producing KPC, NDM, OXA-370 in wastewater, Brazil

K Montenegro, C Flores… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Aims To investigate the occurrence of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP)
and their clonal relationships from hospital and municipal wastewater treatment plants …

Understanding the distribution of antibiotic resistance genes in an urban community using wastewater-based epidemiological approach

Y Javvadi, SV Mohan - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The study aimed to evaluate the community-wide antimicrobial resistance (AMR) profile of
an urban setting using the culture-independent wastewater-based epidemiological …

Antimicrobial activity of metal-based nanoparticles: a mini-review

M Hancharova, K Halicka-Stępień, A Dupla, A Lesiak… - BioMetals, 2024 - Springer
The resistance of pathogenic microorganisms to antibiotics is one of the main problems of
world health. Of particular concern are multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria. Infections caused …

Antibiotic Resistance Mediated by Escherichia coli in Kuwait Marine Environment as Revealed through Genomic Analysis

HA Al-Sarawi, N Habibi, S Uddin, AN Jha… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic-resistance gene elements (ARGEs) such as antibiotic-resistance genes (ARGs),
integrons, and plasmids are key to the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in marine …

Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Hospital Wastewater

P Karungamye, A Rugaika, K Mtei, R Machunda - Applied Microbiology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in treated hospital
wastewater effluents constitute a major environmental and public health concern. The aim of …

Hidden threats in the plastisphere: Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales colonizing microplastics in river water

I Silva, M Tacão, I Henriques - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Carbapenem resistance poses a significant burden on healthcare systems worldwide.
Microplastics (MPs) have emerged as potential contributors to antibiotic resistance spread in …

Agricultural and urban practices are correlated to changes in the resistome of riverine systems

TM Nolan, NA Martin, LJ Reynolds… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to comprehensively characterise the resistome, the collective
set of antimicrobial resistance genes in a given environment, of two rivers, from their source …

Microbial communities colonising plastics during transition from the wastewater treatment plant to marine waters

CL Tulloch, R Bargiela, GB Williams… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
Background Plastics pollution and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are two major
environmental threats, but potential connections between plastic associated biofilms, the …

Whole-Genome Sequencing Snapshot of Clinically Relevant Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria from Wastewater in Serbia

I Cirkovic, BH Muller, A Janjusevic, P Mollon, V Istier… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Wastewater (WW) is considered a source of antibiotic-resistant bacteria with clinical
relevance and may, thus, be important for their dissemination into the environment …