Combating antibiotic resistance using wastewater surveillance: Significance, applications, challenges, and future directions

S Gholipour, Z Shamsizadeh, D Halabowski… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The global increase of antibiotic resistance (AR) and resistant infections call for effective
surveillance methods for understanding and mitigating (re)-emerging public health risks …

Antibiotic resistance in urban stormwater: a review of the dissemination of resistance elements, their impact, and management opportunities

K O'Malley, W McDonald, P McNamara - Environmental Science: Water …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The public health crisis of antibiotic resistance is a growing threat across the world that is
only expected to intensify in the coming years. The cycling of antibiotic resistance genes …

D-ring modifications of tetracyclines determine their ability to induce resistance genes in the environment

H Tang, Z Liu, B Hu, L Zhu - Environmental Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
The widespread utilization of tetracyclines (TCs) in agriculture and medicine has led to the
borderless spread of tetracycline resistance in humans, animals, and the environment …

[HTML][HTML] Key taxa and mobilome-mediated responses co-reshape the soil antibiotic resistome under dazomet fumigation stress

H Zhang, T Shen, J Tang, H Ling, X Wu - Environment International, 2023 - Elsevier
Agrochemicals are emergingly being implicated in the widespread dissemination of
antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in agroecosystems. However, minimal research exists on …

Integrating global microbiome data into antibiotic resistance assessment in large rivers

FZ Gao, LY He, YS Liu, JL Zhao, T Zhang, GG Ying - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Rivers are important in spreading antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Assessing AMR risk in
large rivers is challenged by large spatial scale and numerous contamination sources …

Decrypting the viral community in aerobic activated sludge reactors treating antibiotic production wastewater

A Tang, J Zhang, J Huang, Y Deng, D Wang, P Yu… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Viruses are the most abundant yet understudied members that may influence microbial
metabolism in activated sludge treating antibiotic production wastewater. This study …

A rapid approach with machine learning for quantifying the relative burden of antimicrobial resistance in natural aquatic environments

P Jiang, S Sun, SG Goh, X Tong, Y Chen, K Yu, Y He… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
The massive use and discharge of antibiotics have led to increasing concerns about
antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in natural aquatic environments. Since the dose-response …

[HTML][HTML] Metagenomic insights into ecological risk of antibiotic resistome and mobilome in riverine plastisphere under impact of urbanization

W Yan, R Bai, Q Zhang, Y Jiang, G Chen… - Environment …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are of increasing concern due to their role as reservoirs for antibiotic
resistance genes (ARGs) and pathogens. To date, few studies have explored the influence …

[HTML][HTML] Dissemination and persistence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) along the wastewater-river continuum

DS Read, HS Gweon, MJ Bowes, MF Anjum, DW Crook… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health hazard. Although clinical and agricultural
environments are well-established contributors to the evolution and dissemination of AMR …

Metagenomic insight into the enrichment of antibiotic resistance genes in activated sludge upon exposure to nanoplastics

J Song, Z Huang, Y Gao, W Wang, G Guo, Y Duan… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Activated sludge is an important reservoir for the co-occurring emerging contaminants
including nanoplastics (NPs) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). However, the impacts …