Antibiotic-Resistant Genes and Bacteria as Evolving Contaminants of Emerging Concerns (e-CEC): Is It Time to Include Evolution in Risk Assessment?

The pressing issue of the abundance of antibiotic resistance genes and resistant bacteria in the environment (ARGs and ARB, respectively) requires procedures for assessing the risk to health. The chemo-centric environmental risk assessment models identify hazard(s) in a dose–response manner, obtaini...

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Main Authors: Alberto Vassallo, Steve Kett, Diane Purchase, Massimiliano Marvasi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
ARB
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/10/9/1066