The agricultural ecosystem creates a platform for the development and dissemination of
antimicrobial resistance, which is promoted by the indiscriminate use of antibiotics in the …

Metagenomic studies have shown that antibiotic resistance genes are ubiquitous in the
environment, which has led to the suggestion that there is a high risk that these genes will …

Abstract Background Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are widespread but cause
problems only when present in pathogens. Environments where selection and transmission …

Aquaculture uses hundreds of tonnes of antimicrobials annually to prevent and treat
bacterial infection. The passage of these antimicrobials into the aquatic environment selects …

Antimicrobial agents are used in both veterinary and human medicine. The intensive use of
antimicrobials in animals may promote the fixation of antimicrobial resistance genes in …

Antibiotic resistance is a problem for human health, and consequently, its study had been
traditionally focused toward its impact for the success of treating human infections in …

Heavy metal contamination is assumed to be a selection pressure on antibiotic resistance,
but to our knowledge, evidence of the heavy metal-induced changes of antibiotic resistance …

The demand for organic food products, especially for organic vegetables has been growing
rapidly in the last few decades. However, the risk of introducing more antibiotic resistant …

Knowledge of the origins and dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) is
essential for understanding modern resistomes in the environment. The mechanisms of the …

Livestock manure, dairy lagoon effluent, and treated wastewater are known reservoirs of
antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB), and virulence factor …