Most bacteria attach to biotic or abiotic surfaces and are embedded in a complex matrix
which is known as biofilm. Biofilm formation is especially worrisome in clinical settings as it …

The occurrence and fate of antibiotics and antibiotic resistant genes (ARGs) and antibiotic
resistant bacteria (ARB) in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) worldwide …

One of the modern challenges is to provide clean and affordable drinking water. Water
scarcity is caused by the growing population in the world and pollutants contaminate all …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing threat to human and animal health. Progress in
molecular biology has revealed new and significant challenges for AMR mitigation given the …

This paper reviews current knowledge on sources, spread and removal mechanisms of
antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in microbial communities of wastewaters, treatment …

Hazardous contamination of water is a major hurdle in the provision of usable and drinkable
water to the world. Innovative, economic, renewable and environment friendly technologies …

The emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) have become major
concerns for both public health and environmental ecosystems. Emerging pollutants (EPs) …

There is a growing concern on the fate and the consequent ecological or health risks of
antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in natural or artificial water environment …

Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) have been recognized as emerging pollutants that are
widely distributed and accumulated in most of aquatic environment. Although many ARGs …

The extensive application of antibiotics in human and veterinary medicine has led to their
widespread occurrence in a natural aquatic environment. Global health crisis is associated …