Concentrations of antibiotics predicted to select for resistant bacteria: Proposed limits for environmental regulation

There are concerns that selection pressure from antibiotics in the environment may accelerate the evolution and dissemination of antibiotic-resistant pathogens. Nevertheless, there is currently no regulatory system that takes such risks into account. In part, this is due to limited knowledge of envi...

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Main Authors: Johan Bengtsson-Palme, D.G. Joakim Larsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412015300817