Environmental Antimicrobial Resistance and Its Drivers: A Potential Threat to Public Health

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global crisis affecting humans, animals and the environment. The misuse or abuse of antimicrobials in the human, veterinary and agriculture sectors is the driving cause for worldwide AMR development. However, inadequate local sanitation, pollution, inappropriate industrial and municipal waste management, sewage sludge, spreading of animal…

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Antibiotics Resistance and Putative Virulence Factors of Aeromonas Hydrophila Isolated from Estuary

The presence of microorganisms is ubiquitous and Aeromonas species is one great example. These are found in both aquatic and environmental habitats including sediment, sea water, estuary, sea grass, sea weed and water. Among various species, A. hydrophila is the most studied due to its ability to cause diseases in humans & animals as…

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Antibiotic Resistance in Agriculture: Perspectives on Upcoming Strategies to Overcome Upsurge in Resistance

Antibiotics are the miracle drugs that brought down the mortality and morbidity due to infectious diseases. These miracle potions are used extensively in humans, animals, and agriculture. In agriculture, antibiotics are used to increase the crop productivity, prevent diseases of crops and to treat them. The use of antibiotics in…

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Antibiotic Resistance in Wastewater Treatment Plants and Transmission Risks for Employees and Residents: The Concept of the AWARE Study

The emergence and spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) is one of the greatest public health threats as mentioned by the World Health Organization. The non-prudent use of antibiotics is one of the key contributing factors that is leading to the spread of ARB and antibiotic resistant genes in the…

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Combining Stool and Stories: Exploring Antimicrobial Resistance Among a Longitudinal Cohort of International Health Students

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a developing global public health concern having bio-social aspect in it. Although AMR is a biological phenomenon, the factors that contribute to the emergence and spread of resistance genes are largely social, and include antibiotic prescription and usage behaviour, and waste management. The World Health Organization…

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An Update on Eight “New” Antibiotics against Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria

The incidence of antibiotic resistance is here and is increasing at a higher pace globally. The patients visiting hospital for treatment nowadays end up losing life because of deadly infections caused by drug resistant bacteria, especially Gram-negative bacteria. Further, low financial investment and lack of innovation in the development of…

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Antibiotic Resistance in the Environment

Antibiotic resistance has evolved to become a global health challenge with increasing ability of the bacterial species to tolerate antibiotics. Despite presence of several barriers to the flow of genes, the bacteria continuously acquire antibiotic resistance factors from other species. The transmission of antibiotic resistance gene are known to occur…

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Analysis of Viromes and Microbiomes from Pig Fecal Samples Reveals that Phages and Prophages Rarely Carry Antibiotic Resistance Genes
This photo taken on August 10, 2018 shows a pig standing in a pen at a pig farm in Yiyang county, in China's central Henan province. - The powdery yellow mixture of soybean-based feed for pigs -- one-fifth soy -- has become pricier as the trade spat between China and the US escalates, with Beijing slamming US soybean imports with tariffs of 25 percent last month. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP) / TO GO WITH China-US-trade-pork, FOCUS by Becky DAVIS (Photo credit should read GREG BAKER/AFP/Getty Images)

Analysis of Viromes and Microbiomes from Pig Fecal Samples Reveals that Phages and Prophages Rarely Carry Antibiotic Resistance Genes

The transfer of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) has become a crucial health concern and understanding the process of transmission is important for human health. With the help of sequencing techniques, it is now possible to examine the contribution of mobile genetic elements towards the spread of ARGs. The spread of…

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