Sewage sludge is an important reservoir of antibiotics, antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs),
and antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), and the …

Integrons are versatile gene acquisition systems commonly found in bacterial genomes.
They are ancient elements that are a hot spot for genomic complexity, generating phenotypic …

The intensive use of antibiotics results in their continuous release into the environment and
the subsequent widespread occurrence of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB), antibiotic …

The propagation of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) is an emerging health concern
worldwide. Thus, it is important to understand and mitigate their occurrence in different …

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) receive sewage water from a variety of sources,
including livestock farms, hospitals, industries, and households, that contain antimicrobial …

Large amounts of antibiotics are currently used in livestock breeding, which is the main
driving factor contributing to the occurrence, spread and proliferation of antibiotic resistant …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the major issue posing a serious global health threat. Low-
and middle-income countries are likely to be the most affected, both in terms of impact on …

Antimicrobials are critical to contemporary high-intensity beef production. Many different
antimicrobials are approved for beef cattle, and are used judiciously for animal welfare, and …

Sludge from wastewater treatment plants can act as a repository and crucial environmental
provider of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Over the past few years, people's knowledge …

Horizontal gene transfer is a major contributor to the evolution of bacterial genomes and can
facilitate the dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes between environmental reservoirs …