A review on occurrence and spread of antibiotic resistance in wastewaters and in wastewater treatment plants: mechanisms and perspectives

C Uluseker, KM Kaster, K Thorsen, D Basiry… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
This paper reviews current knowledge on sources, spread and removal mechanisms of
antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in microbial communities of wastewaters, treatment …

Antibiotic resistance genes identified in wastewater treatment plant systems–a review

M Pazda, J Kumirska, P Stepnowski… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The intensive use of antibiotics for human, veterinary and agricultural purposes, results in
their continuous release into the environment. Together with antibiotics, antibiotic-resistant …

Occurrence of antibiotics and bacterial resistance genes in wastewater: resistance mechanisms and antimicrobial resistance control approaches

C Mutuku, Z Gazdag, S Melegh - World Journal of Microbiology and …, 2022 - Springer
Antimicrobial pharmaceuticals are classified as emergent micropollutants of concern,
implying that even at low concentrations, long-term exposure to the environment can have …

A review of the influence of treatment strategies on antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes

VK Sharma, N Johnson, L Cizmas, TJ McDonald… - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARG) in the aquatic
environment have become an emerging contaminant issue, which has implications for …

[HTML][HTML] State of the art of tertiary treatment technologies for controlling antibiotic resistance in wastewater treatment plants

M Pei, B Zhang, Y He, J Su, K Gin, O Lev, G Shen… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) have been considered as emerging contaminants of
concern nowadays. There are no special technologies designed to directly remove ARGs in …

The impact of on-site hospital wastewater treatment on the downstream communal wastewater system in terms of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes

GK Paulus, LM Hornstra, N Alygizakis… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study quantified antibiotic and antibiotic resistance gene (ARG) concentrations in
hospital and communal wastewaters as well as the influents and effluents of the receiving …

Wastewater treatment plants, an “escape gate” for ESCAPE pathogens

LG Marutescu, M Popa, I Gheorghe-Barbu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Antibiotics are an essential tool of modern medicine, contributing to significantly decreasing
mortality and morbidity rates from infectious diseases. However, persistent misuse of these …

Ozone treatment of conditioned wastewater selects antibiotic resistance genes, opportunistic bacteria, and induce strong population shifts

J Alexander, G Knopp, A Dötsch, A Wieland… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
An ozone treatment system was investigated to analyze its impact on clinically relevant
antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistant genes (ARGs). A concentration of …

Antibiotic resistance in recreational waters: state of the science

SP Nappier, K Liguori, AM Ichida, JR Stewart… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Ambient recreational waters can act as both recipients and natural reservoirs for
antimicrobial resistant (AMR) bacteria and antimicrobial resistant genes (ARGs), where they …

Diverse and abundant antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes in an urban water system

H Huang, S Zeng, X Dong, D Li, Y Zhang, M He… - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
The widespread use of antibiotics has resulted in pollution associated with antibiotics and
antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in urban water systems, threatening the public health …