Hydrogel machines

X Liu, J Liu, S Lin, X Zhao - Materials Today, 2020‏ - Elsevier
As polymer networks infiltrated with water, hydrogels constitute the major components of the
human body; and hydrogels have been widely used in applications that closely interact with …

Antibiotic pollution in the environment: from microbial ecology to public policy

SA Kraemer, A Ramachandran, GG Perron - Microorganisms, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
The ability to fight bacterial infections with antibiotics has been a longstanding cornerstone
of modern medicine. However, wide-spread overuse and misuse of antibiotics has led to …

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 …

Microplastics are a hotspot for antibiotic resistance genes: Progress and perspective

Y Liu, W Liu, X Yang, J Wang, H Lin, Y Yang - Science of the Total …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and microplastics in the environment are of great public
concern due to their potential risk to human health. Microplastics can form distinct bacterial …

[HTML][HTML] Transfer of antibiotic resistance from manure-amended soils to vegetable microbiomes

YJ Zhang, HW Hu, QL Chen, BK Singh, H Yan… - Environment …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The increasing antimicrobial resistance in manure-amended soil can potentially enter food
chain, representing an important vehicle for antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) transmission …

Disinfection spreads antimicrobial resistance

J Lu, J Guo - Science, 2021‏ - science.org
In Chinese mythology, giant softshell turtles are important symbols of longevity and strength.
The two extant species, the Yangtze giant softshell (Rafetus swinhoei) and the Asian giant …

Microbial ecology of the atmosphere

T Šantl-Temkiv, P Amato, EO Casamayor… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2022‏ - academic.oup.com
The atmosphere connects habitats across multiple spatial scales via airborne dispersal of
microbial cells, propagules and biomolecules. Atmospheric microorganisms have been …

Recognition of typical antibiotic residues in environmental media related to groundwater in China (2009− 2019)

F Huang, Z An, MJ Moran, F Liu - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The potential adverse environmental and health-related impacts of antibiotics are becoming
more and more concerning. China is globally the largest antibiotic producer and consumer …

[HTML][HTML] Spread of airborne antibiotic resistance from animal farms to the environment: dispersal pattern and exposure risk

H Bai, LY He, DL Wu, FZ Gao, M Zhang, HY Zou… - Environment …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Animal farms have been considered as the critical reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes
(ARGs) and antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB). Spread of antibiotic resistance from animal …

[HTML][HTML] Airborne bacterial communities of outdoor environments and their associated influencing factors

T Ruiz-Gil, JJ Acuña, S Fujiyoshi, D Tanaka… - Environment …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Microbial entities (such bacteria, fungi, archaea and viruses) within outdoor aerosols have
been scarcely studied compared with indoor aerosols and nonbiological components, and …