A Review on Occurrence and Spread of Antibiotic Resistance in Wastewaters and in Wastewater Treatment Plants: Mechanisms and Perspectives

A Review on Occurrence and Spread of Antibiotic Resistance in Wastewaters and in Wastewater Treatment Plants: Mechanisms and Perspectives

This paper reviews current knowledge on sources, spread and removal mechanisms of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in microbial communities of wastewaters, treatment plants and downstream recipients. Antibiotic is the most important tool to cure bacterial infections in humans and animals. The over...

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Main Authors: Cansu Uluseker, Krista Michelle Kaster, Kristian Thorsen, Daniel Basiry, Sutha Shobana, Monika Jain, Gopalakrishnan Kumar, Roald Kommedal, Ilke Pala-Ozkok
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
antibiotics
antibiotic resistance genes
antibiotic resistant bacteria
spread mechanisms
wastewater treatment plants
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.717809/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.717809/full

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