Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, antibiotic resistance genes, and antibiotic residues in wastewater from a poultry slaughterhouse after conventional and advanced treatments

Abstract Slaughterhouse wastewater is considered a reservoir for antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antibiotic residues, which are not sufficiently removed by conventional treatment processes. This study focuses on the occurrence of ESKAPE bacteria (Enterococcus spp., S. aureus, K. pneumoniae, A. bau...

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Main Authors: Mykhailo Savin, Johannes Alexander, Gabriele Bierbaum, Jens Andre Hammerl, Norman Hembach, Thomas Schwartz, Ricarda Maria Schmithausen, Esther Sib, Alexander Voigt, Judith Kreyenschmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96169-y