Quaternary ammonium compounds of emerging concern: Classification, occurrence, fate, toxicity and antimicrobial resistance

S Mohapatra, L Yutao, SG Goh, C Ng, Y Luhua… - Journal of hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Amplified hygiene and precautionary measures are of utmost importance to control the
spread of COVID-19 and future infection; however, these changes in practice are projected …

[HTML][HTML] Use of antimicrobials in food animals and impact of transmission of antimicrobial resistance on humans

F Ma, S Xu, Z Tang, Z Li, L Zhang - Biosafety and Health, 2021 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial resistance leads to failure of clinical antimicrobial therapy, and has raised
urgent global public health concern. Humans can acquire antimicrobial resistance from …

Environmental factors influencing the development and spread of antibiotic resistance

J Bengtsson-Palme, E Kristiansson… - FEMS microbiology …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Antibiotic resistance and its wider implications present us with a growing healthcare crisis.
Recent research points to the environment as an important component for the transmission …

Technologies towards antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) removal from aquatic environment: a critical review

S Li, C Zhang, F Li, T Hua, Q Zhou, SH Ho - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) have been recognized as emerging pollutants that are
widely distributed and accumulated in most of aquatic environment. Although many ARGs …

Ecological effects of antibiotics on natural ecosystems: A review

P Grenni, V Ancona, AB Caracciolo - Microchemical Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Among the different pharmaceuticals present in soil and water ecosystems as micro-
contaminants, considerable attention has been paid to antibiotics, since their increasing use …

Microplastic-associated pathogens and antimicrobial resistance in environment

K Kaur, S Reddy, P Barathe, U Oak, V Shriram… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The ubiquitous use of microplastics and their release into the environment especially the
water bodies by anthropogenic/industrial activities are the major resources for microplastic …

Continental-scale pollution of estuaries with antibiotic resistance genes

YG Zhu, YI Zhao, B Li, CL Huang, SY Zhang, S Yu… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) have moved from the environmental resistome into
human commensals and pathogens, driven by human selection with antimicrobial agents …

Co-selection of antibiotic resistance genes, and mobile genetic elements in the presence of heavy metals in poultry farm environments

SH Mazhar, X Li, A Rashid, JM Su, J Xu… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Environmental selection of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) is considered to be caused by
antibiotic or metal residues, frequently used in livestock. In this study we examined three …

Antiepileptic drug carbamazepine promotes horizontal transfer of plasmid-borne multi-antibiotic resistance genes within and across bacterial genera

Y Wang, J Lu, L Mao, J Li, Z Yuan, PL Bond… - The ISME …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Antibiotic resistance is a severe global threat for public health, causing around 700,000
deaths per year. Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is one of the most significant pathways to …

Long-term field application of sewage sludge increases the abundance of antibiotic resistance genes in soil

Q Chen, X An, H Li, J Su, Y Ma, YG Zhu - Environment international, 2016 - Elsevier
Sewage sludge and manure are common soil amendments in crop production; however,
their impact on the abundance and diversity of the antibiotic resistome in soil remains …