Research progress on distribution, migration, transformation of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in aquatic environment

S Shao, Y Hu, J Cheng, Y Chen - Critical reviews in biotechnology, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Antimicrobial and antibiotics resistance caused by misuse or overuse of antibiotics exposure
is a growing and significant threat to global public health. The spread and horizontal transfer …

The contribution of wastewater to the transmission of antimicrobial resistance in the environment: implications of mass gathering settings

N Fouz, KNA Pangesti, M Yasir, AL Al-Malki… - Tropical medicine and …, 2020 - mdpi.com
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 …

Removal of pathogenic bacteria from sewage-treated effluent and biosolids for agricultural purposes

AA Al-Gheethi, AN Efaq, JD Bala, I Norli… - Applied Water …, 2018 - Springer
The reuse of treated sewage for irrigation is considered as an important alternative water
source in the new water management strategy of the countries that face a severe deficiency …

Cyanobacterial blooms contribute to the diversity of antibiotic-resistance genes in aquatic ecosystems

Q Zhang, Z Zhang, T Lu, W Peijnenburg… - Communications …, 2020 - nature.com
Cyanobacterial blooms are a global ecological problem that directly threatens human health
and crop safety. Cyanobacteria have toxic effects on aquatic microorganisms, which could …

Antibiotic resistance genes as an emerging environmental contaminant

H Sanderson, C Fricker, RS Brown… - Environmental …, 2016 - cdnsciencepub.com
Emerging contaminants, including pharmaceutical and personal care products, are
receiving considerable attention owing to their potential to negatively impact the …

Occurrence and persistence of antibiotic resistance genes in river biofilms after wastewater inputs in small rivers

L Proia, D von Schiller, A Sànchez-Melsió… - Environmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
The extensive use of antibiotics in human and veterinary medicine and their subsequent
release into the environment may have direct consequences for autochthonous bacterial …

Mechanistic insights into organic carbon-driven water blackening and odorization of urban rivers

Z Liang, W Fang, Y Luo, Q Lu, P Juneau, Z He… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
With rapid global urbanization, massive anthropogenic inputs of organic matter and
inorganic nutrients are resulting in severe pollution of urban rivers and consequently altering …

Antibiotic resistance along an urban river impacted by treated wastewaters

L Proia, A Anzil, J Subirats, C Borrego, M Farrè… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Urban rivers are impacted ecosystems which may play an important role as reservoirs for
antibiotic-resistant (AR) bacteria. The main objective of this study was to describe the …

Stormwater loadings of antibiotic resistance genes in an urban stream

E Garner, R Benitez, E von Wagoner, R Sawyer… - Water research, 2017 - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistance presents a critical public health challenge and the transmission of
antibiotic resistance via environmental pathways continues to gain attention. Factors driving …

The prevalence and characterization of antibiotic-resistant and virulent Escherichia coli strains in the municipal wastewater system and their environmental fate

A Osińska, E Korzeniewska, M Harnisz… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Antibiotics are widely used in human and veterinary medicine and in animal production,
which increases their concentrations in aquatic ecosystems and contributes to selective …