Compounding Effects of Climate Warming and Antibiotic Resistance

Injudicious use of antibiotics has led to the rapid spread of antibiotic resistant infections across the globe. Bacteria have evolved three mechanisms to survive and grow in the presence of antibiotics. Those mechanisms are tolerance, persistence and resistance. These mechanisms are modulated by environmental factors like temperature, pH and nutrient…

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Municipal Solid Waste Treatment System Increases Ambient Airborne Bacteria and Antibiotic Resistance Genes

Burning and landfill are commonly used strategies for municipal sold waste disposal. Nevertheless, impact of these strategies on spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) is inconclusive. Yi Luo, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Nankai University, Tianjin, China and…

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Antibiotic resistance: a rundown of a global crisis

The emergence of antibiotic resistance (ABR) is on peak globally. There are various factors contributing to the increasing incidence of ABR such as inappropriate use of antibiotics in animals, wrong prescription of drugs, incomplete course of drugs etc. All these factors are bringing about the changes at molecular level of…

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