Antibiotics are widely used as growth promoters in animal husbandry; among them, the
tetracyclines are a chemical group of relevance, due to their wide use in agriculture …

Antibiotics play a pivotal role in the management of infectious disease in humans,
companion animals, livestock, and aquaculture operations at a global scale. Antibiotics are …

In this paper, in-situ fabrication of tungsten oxide (WO 3) on carbon nano-tube (CNT) was
performed via sol-gel/hydrothermal method to prepare WO 3/CNT nanocomposites and then …

History shows that the discovery of, and the resistance to, antibiotics go hand in hand. While
knowledge of resistance mechanisms, their impact and distribution is vast, over the years …

The overuse of antibiotics over the last few decades is of serious concern worldwide, and
may lead to profound alterations in the biomass and structure of soil microbial communities …

Tetracycline (TC) as an emerging contaminant has raised serious concerns about its toxicity
and removal in wastewater treatment processes. The more toxic transformation products of …

Antibiotics from various sources such as livestock waste are being accumulated in the soil.
The excessive uptake of antimicrobial agents by plants has been a major concern as it is …

Aim Although feed medicated with antibiotics is widely used in animal production to prevent
and treat bacterial infections, the effect of these drugs on nontarget anaerobic bacteria is …

This dissertation studies the larger issue of antibiotic resistance with respect to how
antibiotics are being introduced into the environment, focusing on two major anthropogenic …