Antibiotic resistance genes in water environment

XX Zhang, T Zhang, HHP Fang - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2009 - Springer
The use of antibiotics may accelerate the development of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs)
and bacteria which shade health risks to humans and animals. The emerging of ARGs in the …

Emerging contaminants in Indian environmental matrices–a review

JM Philip, UK Aravind, CT Aravindakumar - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
The emergence of issues related to environment from ECs is a topic under serious
discussions worldwide in recent years. Indian scenario is not an exception as it is …

Subinhibitory concentrations of disinfectants promote the horizontal transfer of multidrug resistance genes within and across genera

Y Zhang, AZ Gu, M He, D Li, J Chen - Environmental science & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The greater abundances of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in point-of-use tap and
reclaimed water than that in freshly treated water raise the question whether residual …

Bacterial community shift drives antibiotic resistance promotion during drinking water chlorination

S Jia, P Shi, Q Hu, B Li, T Zhang… - Environmental science & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
For comprehensive insights into the effects of chlorination, a widely used disinfection
technology, on bacterial community and antibiotic resistome in drinking water, this study …

Persistence of antibiotic resistance genes and bacterial community changes in drinking water treatment system: from drinking water source to tap water

HC Su, YS Liu, CG Pan, J Chen, LY He… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
As emerging contaminants, antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) have become a public
concern. This study aimed to investigate the occurrence and diversity of ARGs, and variation …

Metagenomic insights into chlorination effects on microbial antibiotic resistance in drinking water

P Shi, S Jia, XX Zhang, T Zhang, S Cheng, A Li - Water research, 2013 - Elsevier
This study aimed to investigate the chlorination effects on microbial antibiotic resistance in a
drinking water treatment plant. Biochemical identification, 16S rRNA gene cloning and …

Aquatic systems: maintaining, mixing and mobilising antimicrobial resistance?

NGH Taylor, DW Verner-Jeffreys… - Trends in ecology & …, 2011 - cell.com
Bacteria showing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) pose a significant global healthcare
problem. Although many mechanisms conferring AMR are understood, the ecological …

Effect of antibiotic type and vegetable species on antibiotic accumulation in soil-vegetable system, soil microbiota, and resistance genes

Y Sun, Y Guo, M Shi, T Qiu, M Gao, S Tian, X Wang - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Antibiotic accumulation in soil and plants is an escalating problem in agriculture and is
receiving increasing attention. However, the effect of plant species on the fate of different …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term application of organic fertilization causes the accumulation of antibiotic resistome in earthworm gut microbiota

J Ding, D Zhu, B Hong, HT Wang, G Li, YB Ma… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), prevalent across multiple environmental media, threaten
human health worldwide and are considered emerging environmental contaminants …

Prevalence of E. coli O157: H7 in water sources: an overview on associated diseases, outbreaks and detection methods

T Saxena, P Kaushik, MK Mohan - Diagnostic microbiology and infectious …, 2015 - Elsevier
Escherichia coli O157: H7 is a zoonotic pathogen with its ability to cause human illness
ranging from diarrheal disease to fatal hemolytic uremic syndrome. E. coli O157: H7 had …