Antimicrobials and antibiotic-resistant bacteria: a risk to the environment and to public health

L Serwecińska - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
The release of antibiotics to the environment, and the consequences of the presence of
persistent antimicrobial residues in ecosystems, have been the subject of numerous studies …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotic resistance in the environment

DG Larsson, CF Flach - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2022 - nature.com
Antibiotic resistance is a global health challenge, involving the transfer of bacteria and
genes between humans, animals and the environment. Although multiple barriers restrict the …

Citrate-regulated synthesis of hydrotalcite-like compounds as peroxymonosulfate activator-Investigation of oxygen vacancies and degradation pathways by combining …

L Qin, H Ye, C Lai, S Liu, X Zhou, F Qin, D Ma… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work investigated the triggering mechanism of peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activated by
an oxygen vacancy (O v)-rich cobalt (Co)-based hydrotalcite-like compound (CA-LDH). CA …

Antimicrobial resistance in bacteria: mechanisms, evolution, and persistence

E Christaki, M Marcou, A Tofarides - Journal of molecular evolution, 2020 - Springer
In recent years, we have seen antimicrobial resistance rapidly emerge at a global scale and
spread from one country to the other faster than previously thought. Superbugs and …

Antibiotic pollution in surface fresh waters: Occurrence and effects

MC Danner, A Robertson, V Behrends… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Worldwide, antibiotic usage exceeds 100,000 tons per year and there is increasing
concern over the fate of these substances. Antibiotics are ubiquitous in the environment and …

Antibiotics in the soil environment—degradation and their impact on microbial activity and diversity

M Cycoń, A Mrozik, Z Piotrowska-Seget - Frontiers in microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Antibiotics play a key role in the management of infectious diseases in humans, animals,
livestock, and aquacultures all over the world. The release of increasing amount of …

Antibiotic resistance genes in bacteria: Occurrence, spread, and control

Z Jian, L Zeng, T Xu, S Sun, S Yan… - Journal of basic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The production and use of antibiotics are becoming increasingly common worldwide, and
the problem of antibiotic resistance is increasing alarmingly. Drug‐resistant infections …

Antibiotic discovery and resistance: the chase and the race

K Iskandar, J Murugaiyan, D Hammoudi Halat… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The history of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) evolution and the diversity of the
environmental resistome indicate that AMR is an ancient natural phenomenon. Acquired …

Antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa–Mechanisms, epidemiology and evolution

J Botelho, F Grosso, L Peixe - Drug resistance updates, 2019 - Elsevier
Antibiotics are powerful drugs used in the treatment of bacterial infections. The inappropriate
use of these medicines has driven the dissemination of antibiotic resistance (AR) in most …

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 …