[HTML][HTML] Expanding ecological assessment by integrating microorganisms into routine freshwater biomonitoring

M Sagova-Mareckova, J Boenigk, A Bouchez… - Water research, 2021 - Elsevier
Bioindication has become an indispensable part of water quality monitoring in most
countries of the world, with the presence and abundance of bioindicator taxa, mostly …

[HTML][HTML] Role of pollution on the selection of antibiotic resistance and bacterial pathogens in the environment

E Buelow, MC Ploy, C Dagot - Current Opinion in Microbiology, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Pollution significantly increased since the industrial age and the introduction of
antimicrobial agents.•Pollution favours the selection of antibiotic resistance in the human …

[HTML][HTML] Wastewater treatment plants as a reservoir of integrase and antibiotic resistance genes–an epidemiological threat to workers and environment

W Zieliński, E Korzeniewska, M Harnisz… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Conventional mechanical and biological wastewater treatment is unable to completely
eliminate all pollutants, which can therefore enter surface water bodies together with treated …

Strategy for mitigating antibiotic resistance by biochar and hyperaccumulators in cadmium and oxytetracycline co-contaminated soil

Y Fu, M Jia, F Wang, Z Wang, Z Mei… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The global prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) is of increasing concern as a
serious threat to ecological security and human health. Irrigation with sewage and farmland …

Industrialization as a source of heavy metals and antibiotics which can enhance the antibiotic resistance in wastewater, sewage sludge and river water

J Hubeny, M Harnisz, E Korzeniewska, M Buta… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The spread of antibiotic resistance is closely related with selective pressure in the
environment. Wastewater from industrialized regions is characterized by higher …

[HTML][HTML] Surveillance and prevalence of antimicrobial resistant bacteria from public settings within urban built environments: Challenges and opportunities for hygiene …

R Cave, J Cole, HV Mkrtchyan - Environment international, 2021 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial resistant (AMR) bacteria present one of the biggest threats to public health; this
must not be forgotten while global attention is focussed on the COVID-19 pandemic …

Knowledge gaps in the understanding of antimicrobial resistance in Canada

KD McCubbin, RM Anholt, E de Jong, JA Ida… - Frontiers in public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Current limitations in the understanding and control of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in
Canada are described through a comprehensive review focusing on:(1) treatment …

Study on the spatial distribution of ureolytic microorganisms in farmland soil around tailings with different heavy metal pollution

X Hu, X Liu, L Qiao, S Zhang, K Su, Z Qiu, X Li… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ureolytic microorganisms, a kind of microorganism which can secrete urease and
decompose urea, have great potential in remediation of soil heavy metals based on …

Algae-based sustainable approach for simultaneous removal of micropollutants, and bacteria from urban wastewater and its real-time reuse for aquaculture

V Kumar, KK Jaiswal, M Verma, MS Vlaskin… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Freshwater consumption by humans has reached its peak, magnifying a dearth to freshwater
availability across the world. The rising demand for freshwater has led to an interest in using …

Horizontal and vertical gene transfer drive sediment antibiotic resistome in an urban lagoon system

H Wang, L Hou, Y Liu, K Liu, L Zhang, F Huang… - journal of environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Rapid urbanization has resulted in pervasive occurrence of antibiotic resistance genes
(ARGs) in urban aquatic ecosystems. However, limited information is available concerning …