Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are a relatively new type of pollutant. The rise in
antibiotic resistance observed recently is closely correlated with the uncontrolled and …

Background: Antimicrobial resistance is a serious public-health problem throughout the
world. Escherichia coli, the most common Gram-negative microorganism, has developed …

Antibiotic resistance is a serious threat to humanity and its environment. Aberrant usage of
antibiotics in the human, animal, and environmental sectors, as well as the dissemination of …

Water samples were collected from 35 locations in the Arkavathi river, its tributaries and
lakes spread across the Bengaluru metropolitan area in Southern India during monsoon …

Over the past few decades, due to the excessive consumption of drugs in human and
veterinary medicine, the antimicrobial resistance (AR) of microorganisms has risen …

Globally, the inappropriate dispensing and use of antibiotics in animals has contributed to
the development of bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In Zambia, there is insufficient …

Millions of lives have been saved by antibiotics since they were first discovered more than
90 years ago. This book discusses the various classes of antibiotics and their mechanisms …

Aflatoxins (AFs) are a class of mycotoxins produced by the toxigenic Aspergillus fungi and
are common contaminants of foods and feeds. Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), the most potent aflatoxin …

The fisheries sub-sector of aquaculture—ie, the pisciculture industry, contributes significantly
to a country's economy, employing a sizable proportion of the population. It also makes …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) leads to enormous financial losses from issues such as high
morbidity, mortality, man-days lost, hospital length of stay, health-care, and social costs. In …