A review on occurrence and spread of antibiotic resistance in wastewaters and in wastewater treatment plants: mechanisms and perspectives

C Uluseker, KM Kaster, K Thorsen, D Basiry… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
This paper reviews current knowledge on sources, spread and removal mechanisms of
antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in microbial communities of wastewaters, treatment …

Antibiotic microbial resistance (AMR) removal efficiencies by conventional and advanced wastewater treatment processes: A review

CX Hiller, U Hübner, S Fajnorova, T Schwartz… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified the spread of antibiotic
resistance as one of the major risks to global public health. An important transfer route into …

Effect of ozonation-based disinfection methods on the removal of antibiotic resistant bacteria and resistance genes (ARB/ARGs) in water and wastewater treatment: A …

M Foroughi, M Khiadani, S Kakhki, V Kholghi… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistance is considered a universal health threat of the 21st century which its
distribution and even development are mainly mediated by water-based media. Disinfection …

The role of operating parameters and oxidative damage mechanisms of advanced chemical oxidation processes in the combat against antibiotic-resistant bacteria and …

I Michael-Kordatou, P Karaolia, D Fatta-Kassinos - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
An upsurge in the study of antibiotic resistance in the environment has been observed in the
last decade. Nowadays, it is becoming increasingly clear that urban wastewater is a key …

Removal of total and antibiotic resistant bacteria in advanced wastewater treatment by ozonation in combination with different filtering techniques

F Lüddeke, S Heß, C Gallert, J Winter, H Güde… - Water research, 2015 - Elsevier
Elimination of bacteria by ozonation in combination with charcoal or slow sand filtration for
advanced sewage treatment to improve the quality of treated sewage and to reduce the …

Treatment enhances the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes in the wastewater of Sri Lanka, and India

M Kumar, B Ram, H Sewwandi, R Honda… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are being debated for being the hot spots for the
development of antibiotic resistance in pathogenic microbial communities. We observed the …

Antimicrobial-resistant bacterial populations and antimicrobial resistance genes obtained from environments impacted by livestock and municipal waste

GE Agga, TM Arthur, LM Durso, DM Harhay… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
This study compared the populations of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria and the repertoire of
antimicrobial resistance genes in four environments: effluent of three municipal wastewater …

Antibiotic resistant bacteria in urban sewage: Role of full-scale wastewater treatment plants on environmental spreading

A Turolla, M Cattaneo, F Marazzi, V Mezzanotte… - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
The presence of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) in wastewater was investigated and the
role of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in promoting or limiting antibiotic resistance …

Detection of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) at four US wastewater treatment plants that provide effluent for reuse

RER Goldstein, SA Micallef, SG Gibbs, A George… - Science of the Total …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), a leading cause of hospital-acquired
infections, can occur in wastewater. However, to date, no previous studies have evaluated …

Removal of heavy metals and antibiotics from treated sewage effluent by bacteria

AAS Al-Gheethi, J Lalung, EA Noman, JD Bala… - Clean Technologies and …, 2015 - Springer
The increased loads of antibiotics and heavy metals in sewage lead to bacterial cells
acquiring resistance to both heavy metals and antibiotics. Therefore, these bacteria can play …