The Phenomenon of Antibiotic Resistance in the Polar Regions: An Overview of the Global Problem
Julia Depta, Paulina Niedźwiedzka-Rystwej Institute of Biology, University of Szczecin, Szczecin, 71-412, PolandCorrespondence: Paulina Niedźwiedzka-Rystwej, Institute of Biology, University of Szczecin, Szczecin, 71-412, Poland, Tel +48 91 444 15 15, Email paulina.niedzwiedzka-rystwej@usz.edu.plAbs...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:2b947dac0d344bdf878ed9eaf07374d3 2023-05-15T14:08:50+02:00 The Phenomenon of Antibiotic Resistance in the Polar Regions: An Overview of the Global Problem Depta J Niedźwiedzka-Rystwej P 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/2b947dac0d344bdf878ed9eaf07374d3 EN eng Dove Medical Press https://www.dovepress.com/the-phenomenon-of-antibiotic-resistance-in-the-polar-regions-an-overvi-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-IDR https://doaj.org/toc/1178-6973 1178-6973 https://doaj.org/article/2b947dac0d344bdf878ed9eaf07374d3 Infection and Drug Resistance, Vol Volume 16, Pp 1979-1995 (2023) antibiotic resistance polar regions bacteria bacterial community and diversity antarctica arctica Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2023 ftdoajarticles 2023-04-09T00:33:35Z Julia Depta, Paulina Niedźwiedzka-Rystwej Institute of Biology, University of Szczecin, Szczecin, 71-412, PolandCorrespondence: Paulina Niedźwiedzka-Rystwej, Institute of Biology, University of Szczecin, Szczecin, 71-412, Poland, Tel +48 91 444 15 15, Email paulina.niedzwiedzka-rystwej@usz.edu.plAbstract: The increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance is a global problem in human and animal health. This leads to a reduction in the therapeutic effectiveness of the measures used so far and to the limitation of treatment options, which may pose a threat to human health and life. The problem of phenomenon of antibiotic resistance affects more and more the polar regions. This is due to the increase in tourist traffic and the number of people staying at research stations, unmodernised sewage systems in inhabited areas, as well as the migration of animals or the movement of microplastics, which may contain resistant bacteria. Research shows that the presence of antibiotic resistance genes is more dominant in zones of human and wildlife influence than in remote areas. In a polluted environment, there is evidence of a direct correlation between human activity and the spread and survival of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Attention should be paid to the presence of resistance to synthetic and semi-synthetic antibiotics in the polar regions, which is likely to be correlated with human presence and activity, and possible steps to be taken. We need to understand many more aspects of this, such as bacterial epigenetics and environmental stress, in order to develop effective strategies for minimizing the spread of antibiotic resistance genes. Studying the diversity and abundance of antibiotic resistance genes in regions with less anthropogenic activity could provide insight into the diversity of primary genes and explain the historical evolution of antibiotic resistance.Keywords: antibiotic resistance, polar regions, bacteria, bacterial community and diversity, Antarctica, Arctic Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Arctic Human health Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Paulina ENVELOPE(-60.783,-60.783,-62.467,-62.467) |
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Julia Depta, Paulina Niedźwiedzka-Rystwej Institute of Biology, University of Szczecin, Szczecin, 71-412, PolandCorrespondence: Paulina Niedźwiedzka-Rystwej, Institute of Biology, University of Szczecin, Szczecin, 71-412, Poland, Tel +48 91 444 15 15, Email paulina.niedzwiedzka-rystwej@usz.edu.plAbstract: The increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance is a global problem in human and animal health. This leads to a reduction in the therapeutic effectiveness of the measures used so far and to the limitation of treatment options, which may pose a threat to human health and life. The problem of phenomenon of antibiotic resistance affects more and more the polar regions. This is due to the increase in tourist traffic and the number of people staying at research stations, unmodernised sewage systems in inhabited areas, as well as the migration of animals or the movement of microplastics, which may contain resistant bacteria. Research shows that the presence of antibiotic resistance genes is more dominant in zones of human and wildlife influence than in remote areas. In a polluted environment, there is evidence of a direct correlation between human activity and the spread and survival of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Attention should be paid to the presence of resistance to synthetic and semi-synthetic antibiotics in the polar regions, which is likely to be correlated with human presence and activity, and possible steps to be taken. We need to understand many more aspects of this, such as bacterial epigenetics and environmental stress, in order to develop effective strategies for minimizing the spread of antibiotic resistance genes. Studying the diversity and abundance of antibiotic resistance genes in regions with less anthropogenic activity could provide insight into the diversity of primary genes and explain the historical evolution of antibiotic resistance.Keywords: antibiotic resistance, polar regions, bacteria, bacterial community and diversity, Antarctica, Arctic |
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The Phenomenon of Antibiotic Resistance in the Polar Regions: An Overview of the Global Problem |
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