Antibiotic resistance in recreational waters: state of the science

SP Nappier, K Liguori, AM Ichida, JR Stewart… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Ambient recreational waters can act as both recipients and natural reservoirs for
antimicrobial resistant (AMR) bacteria and antimicrobial resistant genes (ARGs), where they …

Municipal solid waste, an overlooked route of transmission for the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2: a review

J Han, S He, W Shao, C Wang, L Qiao, J Zhang… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Municipal solid waste could potentially transmit human pathogens during the collection,
transport, handling, and disposal of waste. Workers and residents living in the vicinity of …

Silver-incorporated mussel-inspired polydopamine coatings on mesoporous silica as an efficient nanocatalyst and antimicrobial agent

Y Song, H Jiang, B Wang, Y Kong… - ACS applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
To tackle severe environmental pollution, a search for materials by economical and eco-
friendly preparations is demanding for public health. In this study, a novel in situ method to …

Effects of urbanization on the foraging ecology and microbiota of the generalist seabird Larus argentatus

M Fuirst, RR Veit, M Hahn, N Dheilly, LH Thorne - PLoS One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Larus gull species have proven adaptable to urbanization and due to their generalist
feeding behaviors, they provide useful opportunities to study how urban environments …

Evidence for continental-scale dispersal of antimicrobial resistant bacteria by landfill-foraging gulls

CA Ahlstrom, ML van Toor, H Woksepp… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic inputs into the environment may serve as sources of antimicrobial resistant
bacteria and alter the ecology and population dynamics of synanthropic wild animals by …

Anthropogenic contaminants in glacial environments I: Inputs and accumulation

DB Beard, CC Clason, S Rangecroft… - Progress in …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Historically, glaciers have been seen as pristine environments. However, recent research
has shown that glaciers can accumulate and store contaminants over long timescales …

Acquisition and dissemination of cephalosporin-resistant E. coli in migratory birds sampled at an Alaska landfill as inferred through genomic analysis

CA Ahlstrom, J Bonnedahl, H Woksepp, J Hernandez… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacterial pathogens threatens global health, though the
spread of AMR bacteria and AMR genes between humans, animals, and the environment is …

Adapting to urban ecosystems: unravelling the foraging ecology of an opportunistic predator living in cities

A Méndez, T Montalvo, R Aymí, M Carmona… - Urban …, 2020 - Springer
The increasing urbanisation of the natural environment affects species differently. While
most species cannot cope with these human impacts, others can persist or may even be …

Comparing the intestinal bacterial communies of sympatric wintering Hooded Crane (Grus monacha) and Domestic Goose (Anser anser domesticus)

R Fu, X Xiang, Y Dong, L Cheng, L Zhou - Avian Research, 2020 - Springer
Background Gut microbiota play crucial roles in host health. Wild birds and domestic poultry
often occupy sympatric habitats, which facilitate the mutual transmission of intestinal …

Gulls as sources of environmental contamination by colistin-resistant bacteria

AB Franklin, AM Ramey, KT Bentler, NL Barrett… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract In 2015, the mcr-1 gene was discovered in Escherichia coli in domestic swine in
China that conferred resistance to colistin, an antibiotic of last resort used in treating multi …