Bioindication has become an indispensable part of water quality monitoring in most
countries of the world, with the presence and abundance of bioindicator taxa, mostly …

The use of antibiotics may accelerate the development of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs)
and bacteria which shade health risks to humans and animals. The emerging of ARGs in the …

The emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance has posed a major threat to both human
health and environmental ecosystem. Although the disinfection has been proved to be …

The environment, and especially freshwater, constitutes a reactor where the evolution and
the rise of new resistances occur. In water bodies such as waste water effluents, lakes, and …

Wastewater treatment processes are of growing interest as a potential means to limit the
dissemination of antibiotic resistance. This study examines the response of nine …

The development and proliferation of antibiotic resistance in pathogenic, commensal, and
environmental microorganisms is a major public health concern. The extent to which human …

Species within the genus, Campylobacter, have emerged over the last three decades as
significant clinical pathogens, particularly of human public health concern, where the …

Wastewater treatment plants are considered hot spots for multiplication and dissemination of
antibiotic-resistant bacteria and resistance genes. In this study, we determined the presence …

Tetracyclines are commonly used antibiotics in the swine industry for disease treatment and
growth promotion. Tetracycline resistance was determined in soils sampled from farmlands …

This study aims to assess the removal efficiency of microbial contaminants in a local
wastewater treatment plant over the duration of one year, and to assess the microbial risk …