Antibiotic resistance genes in water environment

XX Zhang, T Zhang, HHP Fang - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2009 - Springer
The use of antibiotics may accelerate the development of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs)
and bacteria which shade health risks to humans and animals. The emerging of ARGs in the …

Xenogenetic evolutionary of integrons promotes the environmental pollution of antibiotic resistance genes—Challenges, progress and prospects

R An, Y Qi, XX Zhang, L Ma - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) has been a great public
concern. Integrons, as mobile genetic elements, with versatile gene acquisition systems …

[HTML][HTML] Plasmid-mediated antimicrobial resistance in drinking water

M Alawi, TV Torrijos, F Walsh - Environmental Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
The natural environment has been identified as a hotspot for the proliferation and
dissemination of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Plasmids are central to the persistence and …

Distribution and transferability of tetracycline resistance determinants in Escherichia coli isolated from meat and meat products

HJ Koo, GJ Woo - International journal of food microbiology, 2011 - Elsevier
Escherichia coli is used to assess the hygienic quality of food products and the
dissemination of antimicrobial resistance. In particular, tetracycline-resistant E. coli can be …

Contamination of Canadian private drinking water sources with antimicrobial resistant Escherichia coli

BL Coleman, M Louie, MI Salvadori, SA McEwen… - Water research, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Surface and ground water across the world, including North America, is
contaminated with bacteria resistant to antibiotics. The consumption of water contaminated …

[HTML][HTML] Integron-mediated multidrug resistance in a global collection of nontyphoidal Salmonella enterica isolates

MG Krauland, JW Marsh, DL Paterson… - Emerging infectious …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Salmonella enterica bacteria have become increasingly resistant to antimicrobial agents,
partly as a result of genes carried on integrons. Clonal expansion and horizontal gene …

Antimicrobial resistance determinants of Escherichia coli isolates recovered from some rivers in Osun State, South-Western Nigeria: Implications for public health

Y Titilawo, L Obi, A Okoh - Science of the Total Environment, 2015 - Elsevier
The inevitable development of resistance has sunk the great success achieved in the
discovery of antimicrobial agents and dashed the hope of man in the recovery from …

Environmental monitoring of bacterial contamination and antibiotic resistance patterns of the fecal coliforms isolated from Cauvery River, a major drinking water source …

S Skariyachan, AB Mahajanakatti, NJ Grandhi… - Environmental …, 2015 - Springer
The present study focuses prudent elucidation of microbial pollution and antibiotic sensitivity
profiling of the fecal coliforms isolated from River Cauvery, a major drinking water source in …

Class 1 Integrons, Selected Virulence Genes, and Antibiotic Resistance in Escherichia coli Isolates from the Minjiang River, Fujian Province, China

B Chen, W Zheng, Y Yu, W Huang… - Applied and …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Widespread fecal pollution of surface waters in developing countries is a threat to public
health and may represent a significant pathway for the global dissemination of antibiotic …

[HTML][HTML] Reservoirs and transmission pathways of resistant indicator bacteria in the biotope pig stable and along the food chain: a review from a one health …

RM Schmithausen, SV Schulze-Geisthoevel… - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
The holistic approach of “One Health” includes the consideration of possible links between
animals, humans, and the environment. In this review, an effort was made to highlight …