Review of antibiotic resistance in China and its environment

M Qiao, GG Ying, AC Singer, YG Zhu - Environment international, 2018 - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistance is a global health crisis linked to increased, and often unrestricted,
antibiotic use in humans and animals. As one of the world's largest producers and …

Veterinary antibiotics (VAs) contamination as a global agro-ecological issue: A critical view

S Kuppusamy, D Kakarla, K Venkateswarlu… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2018 - Elsevier
Veterinary antibiotics (VAs) are used worldwide in animal farming as drugs to treat or
prevent diseases and serve as feed additives. VAs are usually poorly sorbed in the animal …

Occurrence of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes in soils from wastewater irrigation areas in the Pearl River Delta region, southern China

M Pan, LM Chu - Science of the total environment, 2018 - Elsevier
The occurrence and distribution of tetracycline (TC) and sulfamethazine (SMZ), and the
corresponding antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) were investigated in six agricultural sites …

[HTML][HTML] Detection of antimicrobial resistance genes associated with the International Space Station environmental surfaces

C Urbaniak, AC Sielaff, KG Frey, JE Allen, N Singh… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health issue. In an effort to minimize this threat to
astronauts, who may be immunocompromised and thus at a greater risk of infection from …

Tracking antibiotic resistance genes in soil irrigated with dairy wastewater

RS Dungan, CW McKinney, AB Leytem - Science of the Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
The application of dairy wastewater to agricultural soils is a widely used practice to irrigate
crops and recycle nutrients. In this study, small-scale field plots were irrigated monthly (6 …

Co-selection of antibiotic resistance via copper shock loading on bacteria from a drinking water bio-filter

M Zhang, L Chen, C Ye, X Yu - Environmental Pollution, 2018 - Elsevier
Heavy metal contamination of source water frequently occurred in developing countries as a
result of accidents. To address the problems, most of the previous studies have focused on …

The occurrence, maintenance, and proliferation of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the environment: influencing factors, mechanisms, and elimination strategies

QQ Zhang, GM Tian, RC Jin - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2018 - Springer
Here, we review the possible reasons responsible for the occurrence, maintenance and
proliferation of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the environment, as well as the …

[PDF][PDF] 土壤中抗生素抗性基因的分布及迁移转化

张宁, 李淼, 刘翔 - 中国环境科学, 2018 - zghjkx.com.cn
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Environmental Science 土壤中抗生素抗性基因的分布及迁移转化 张宁,李淼,刘翔* (清华大学环境 …

[HTML][HTML] Simultaneous removal of tetracycline and Cu (II) by adsorption and coadsorption using oxidized activated carbon

Q Qin, X Wu, L Chen, Z Jiang, Y Xu - RSC advances, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Co-contamination of antibiotics and heavy metals prevails in the environment. To overcome
the obstacle of low metal uptake on activated carbon and to achieve simultaneous removal …

White rot fungi and advanced combined biotechnology with nanomaterials: promising tools for endocrine-disrupting compounds biotransformation

D Huang, X Guo, Z Peng, G Zeng, P Xu… - Critical reviews in …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) can interfere with endocrine systems and bio-
accumulate through the food chain and even decrease biodiversity in contaminated areas …