Antibiotic Resistance in Wastewater : Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)and antibiotic resistance genes
A large part of the antibiotics consumed ends up in wastewater, and in the wastewater the antibiotics may exert selective pressure for or maintain resistance among microorganisms. Antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes encoding antibiotic resistance are commonly detected in wastewater, often at hig...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Linköpings universitet, Medicinsk mikrobiologi
2009
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-17709 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7393-629-3 |