Source tracking of antibiotic resistance genes in the environment—Challenges, progress, and prospects

LG Li, Q Huang, X Yin, T Zhang - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistance has become a global public health concern, rendering common
infections untreatable. Given the widespread occurrence, increasing attention is being …

MXene–laden bacteriophage: A new antibacterial candidate to control bacterial contamination in water

M Mansoorianfar, K Shahin, A Hojjati–Najafabadi… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, Ti 3 C 2 MXene nanofragments with a size distribution of about 20 nm were
laden on the well-characterized bacteriophages via electrostatic bonding, introducing a new …

Biofilms as a sink for antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the Yangtze Estuary

X Guo, Y Yang, D Lu, Z Niu, J Feng, Y Chen, F Tou… - Water Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Biofilms are ubiquitous throughout aquatic environments and they are thought to promote
the acquisition and dissemination of antibiotic resistant genes (ARGs). This study focused on …

Antibiotic resistance genes in biofilms on plastic wastes in an estuarine environment

X Guo, X Sun, Y Chen, L Hou, M Liu, Y Yang - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Plastic wastes are ubiquitous in aquatic environment. Biofilms, which are often formed on
the surface of plastic waste, may contain antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). This study …

Antibiotic resistance genes in sediments of the Yangtze Estuary: From 2007 to 2019

X Guo, S Zhao, Y Chen, J Yang, L Hou, M Liu… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
To better understand the occurrence and succession of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs)
in the environment, the investigation of ARGs in sediment for a long time scale is urgently …

[HTML][HTML] Indigenous food sources as vectors of Escherichia coli and antibiotic resistance

S van Hamelsveld, B Kurenbach, DJ Paull… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The contamination of surface waters by fecal bacteria, measured by the number of
Escherichia coli, is a significant public health issue. When these bacteria are also resistant …

Distribution and co-occurrence of antibiotic and metal resistance genes in biofilms of an anthropogenically impacted stream

AA Roberto, JB Van Gray, J Engohang-Ndong… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Urban stream biofilms are potential hotspots for resistomes and antibiotic resistance genes
(ARGs). Biofilm communities that harbor resistance genes may be influenced by …

Fate of antibiotic resistance genes in farmland soil applied with three different fertilizers during the growth cycle of pakchoi and after harvesting

Y Xu, H Li, Z Shao, X Li, X Zheng, J Xu - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the soil environment
poses a serious threat to crop safety and even public health. In this study, the fate of ARGs in …

Wastewater pollution differently affects the antibiotic resistance gene pool and biofilm bacterial communities across streambed compartments

J Subirats, X Triadó‐Margarit, L Mandaric… - Molecular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Wastewater discharges introduce antibiotic residues and antibiotic‐resistant bacteria (ARB)
into surface waters. Both inputs directly affect the streambed resistome, either by exerting a …

[HTML][HTML] Seasonal and spatial variations of antibiotic resistance genes and bacterial biodiversity in biofilms covering the equipment at successive stages of drinking …

M Wolf-Baca, A Siedlecka - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The presence of ARGs (antibiotic resistance genes) in the aquatic environment is a serious
threat to public health especially in environmental biofilms as natural reservoirs of ARGs in …