The African wastewater resistome: Identifying knowledge gaps to inform future research directions

ALK Abia, T Baloyi, AN Traore, N Potgieter - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global public health threat. Furthermore,
wastewater is increasingly recognized as a significant environmental reservoir for AMR …

Water quality assessment and evaluation of human health risk in Mutangwi River, Limpopo Province, South Africa

RT Madilonga, JN Edokpayi, ET Volenzo… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Freshwater supply is essential to life on Earth; however, land use activities such as mining
and agriculture pose a significant danger to freshwater resources and the wellbeing of …

Prevalence of CRISPR-Cas Systems and Their Possible Association with Antibiotic Resistance in Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium Collected from …

AHM Alduhaidhawi, SN AlHuchaimi… - Infection and Drug …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the presence of CRISPR-Cas system genes and their
possible association with antibiotic resistance patterns of Enterococcus faecalis and …

Prevalence of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus in Wastewater Treatment Plants and Their Recipients for Reuse Using PCR and MALDI-ToF MS

AA Adegoke, CE Madu, P Reddy… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The World Health Organization in 2017 listed vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE)
among those with high priority for research. This study determined the efficiency of two …

The current status of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and resistance genes in african aquaculture

SM Limbu - Antimicrobial Research and One Health in Africa, 2023 - Springer
Aquaculture is currently the fastest-growing food production sector, supplying half of the fish
consumed by humans globally. Nevertheless, aquaculture has been indicated as a medium …

Occurrence of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli and antibiotic resistance genes in a wastewater treatment plant and its associated river water in Harare, Zimbabwe

H Takawira, J Mbanga - Water SA, 2023 - ajol.info
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have been identified as point sources of antibiotic-
resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic-resistance genes (ARG). Due to variations in …

Enterococci, Van Gene-Carrying Enterococci, and Vancomycin Concentrations in the Influent of a Wastewater Treatment Plant in Southeast Germany

M Geissler, P Schröttner, R Oertel, R Dumke - Microorganisms, 2024 - mdpi.com
Vancomycin-resistant (VR) Enterococcus spp. can be detected in high concentrations in
wastewaters and pose a risk to public health. During a one-year study (September 2022 …

Whole-Genome Sequencing of Human and Porcine Escherichia coli Isolates on a Commercial Pig Farm in South Africa

W Strasheim, M Lowe, AM Smith, EMC Etter, O Perovic - Antibiotics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Escherichia coli is an indicator micro-organism in One Health antibiotic resistance
surveillance programs. The purpose of the study was to describe and compare E. coli …

[LIVRE][B] Antimicrobial Research and One Health in Africa

ALK Abia, SY Essack - 2023 - Springer
The threat posed by antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to human, animal and environmental
health continues to rise, placing a tremendous burden on the global economy. If no solution …

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ALK Abia, T Baloyi, AN Traore… - doi. org/10.3390 …, 2023 - academia.edu
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global public health threat. Furthermore,
wastewater is increasingly recognized as a significant environmental reservoir for AMR …