Antimicrobial resistance monitoring of water environments: a framework for standardized methods and quality control
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a grand societal challenge with important dimensions in
the water environment that contribute to its evolution and spread. Environmental monitoring …
the water environment that contribute to its evolution and spread. Environmental monitoring …
[HTML][HTML] Environmental antimicrobial resistance and its drivers: a potential threat to public health
Imprudent and overuse of clinically relevant antibiotics in agriculture, veterinary and medical
sectors contribute to the global epidemic increase in antimicrobial resistance (AMR). There …
sectors contribute to the global epidemic increase in antimicrobial resistance (AMR). There …
Monitoring antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater treatment: Current strategies and future challenges
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 …
molecular biology has revealed new and significant challenges for AMR mitigation given the …
Long-read metagenomic sequencing reveals shifts in associations of antibiotic resistance genes with mobile genetic elements from sewage to activated sludge
Background There is concern that the microbially rich activated sludge environment of
wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) may contribute to the dissemination of antibiotic …
wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) may contribute to the dissemination of antibiotic …
Seizing the moment: now is the time for integrated global surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in wastewater environments
Highlights•Environmental surveillance of AMR is missing from current One Health
strategies.•Integrated surveillance can benefit clinical practice and mitigate the spread of …
strategies.•Integrated surveillance can benefit clinical practice and mitigate the spread of …
Microplastics as hubs enriching antibiotic-resistant bacteria and pathogens in municipal activated sludge
Microplastics can serve as carriers of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) and pathogens,
representing a pressing concern to aquatic biota and human health. Activated sludge units …
representing a pressing concern to aquatic biota and human health. Activated sludge units …
A framework for standardized qPCR-targets and protocols for quantifying antibiotic resistance in surface water, recycled water and wastewater
Water environments are increasingly recognized as a conduit for the spread of antibiotic
resistance, but there is need to standardize antibiotic resistance monitoring protocols to …
resistance, but there is need to standardize antibiotic resistance monitoring protocols to …
Antibiotic resistomes in drinking water sources across a large geographical scale: Multiple drivers and co-occurrence with opportunistic bacterial pathogens
Z Han, Y Zhang, W An, J Lu, J Hu, M Yang - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) can survive the water treatment process. However, the
prevalence patterns, key drivers, and relationships with opportunistic pathogens of the …
prevalence patterns, key drivers, and relationships with opportunistic pathogens of the …
D-ring modifications of tetracyclines determine their ability to induce resistance genes in the environment
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 …
borderless spread of tetracycline resistance in humans, animals, and the environment …
A proposed framework for the identification of indicator genes for monitoring antibiotic resistance in wastewater: Insights from metagenomic sequencing
Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest threats to global human and animal health of our
time. Municipal wastewater has been identified as a hotspot of antibiotic resistance …
time. Municipal wastewater has been identified as a hotspot of antibiotic resistance …