[HTML][HTML] Environmental contamination in a high-income country (France) by antibiotics, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and antibiotic resistance genes: Status and …

M Haenni, C Dagot, O Chesneau, D Bibbal… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major global public health concern, shared by a large
number of human and animal health actors. Within the framework of a One Health approach …

Using the class 1 integron-integrase gene as a proxy for anthropogenic pollution

MR Gillings, WH Gaze, A Pruden, K Smalla… - The ISME …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Around all human activity, there are zones of pollution with pesticides, heavy metals,
pharmaceuticals, personal care products and the microorganisms associated with human …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotic resistance genes in treated wastewater and in the receiving water bodies: A pan-European survey of urban settings

D Cacace, D Fatta-Kassinos, CM Manaia, E Cytryn… - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
There is increasing public concern regarding the fate of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs)
during wastewater treatment, their persistence during the treatment process and their …

Antibiotic resistome and its association with bacterial communities during sewage sludge composting

JQ Su, B Wei, WY Ou-Yang, FY Huang… - … science & technology, 2015 - ACS Publications
Composting is widely used for recycling of urban sewage sludge to improve soil properties,
which represents a potential pathway of spreading antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes to …

Interconnected microbiomes and resistomes in low-income human habitats

EC Pehrsson, P Tsukayama, S Patel, M Mejía-Bautista… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Antibiotic-resistant infections annually claim hundreds of thousands of lives worldwide. This
problem is exacerbated by exchange of resistance genes between pathogens and benign …

Investigating antibiotics, antibiotic resistance genes, and microbial contaminants in groundwater in relation to the proximity of urban areas

E Szekeres, CM Chiriac, A Baricz, T Szőke-Nagy… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Groundwater is an essential public and drinking water supply and its protection is a goal for
global policies. Here, we investigated the presence and prevalence of antibiotic residues …

Microplastics increase impact of treated wastewater on freshwater microbial community

EM Eckert, A Di Cesare, MT Kettner… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution is a major global concern with several million microplastic particles entering
every day freshwater ecosystems via wastewater discharge. Microplastic particles stimulate …

Does organically produced lettuce harbor higher abundance of antibiotic resistance genes than conventionally produced?

B Zhu, Q Chen, S Chen, YG Zhu - Environment international, 2017 - Elsevier
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 …

Abundance of antibiotics, antibiotic resistance genes and bacterial community composition in wastewater effluents from different Romanian hospitals

E Szekeres, A Baricz, CM Chiriac, A Farkas… - Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial resistance represents a growing and significant public health threat, which
requires a global response to develop effective strategies and mitigate the emergence and …

Antibiotic resistance in urban runoff

A Almakki, E Jumas-Bilak, H Marchandin… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Aquatic ecosystems subjected to anthropogenic pressures are places of rapid evolution of
microbial communities and likely hotspots for selection and emergence of antibiotic resistant …