Antibiotic Resistance in Minimally Human-Impacted Environments
Antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) have become contaminants of concern in environmental systems. Studies investigating environmental ARB have primarily focused on environments that are greatly impacted by anthropogenic activity. Background concentrations of ARB in natural environments is not well u...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:ccc7c9196be54dc19632bca3226b6267 2023-05-15T13:41:54+02:00 Antibiotic Resistance in Minimally Human-Impacted Environments Laura C. Scott Nicholas Lee Tiong Gim Aw 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17113939 https://doaj.org/article/ccc7c9196be54dc19632bca3226b6267 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/11/3939 https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827 https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601 doi:10.3390/ijerph17113939 1660-4601 1661-7827 https://doaj.org/article/ccc7c9196be54dc19632bca3226b6267 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 3939, p 3939 (2020) antibiotic resistance environment anthropogenic activity methodology Medicine R article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17113939 2022-12-31T11:35:00Z Antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) have become contaminants of concern in environmental systems. Studies investigating environmental ARB have primarily focused on environments that are greatly impacted by anthropogenic activity. Background concentrations of ARB in natural environments is not well understood. This review summarizes the current literature on the monitoring of ARB and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in environments less impacted by human activity. Both ARB and ARGs have been detected on the Antarctic continent, on isolated glaciers, and in remote alpine environments. The methods for detecting and quantifying ARB and ARGs from the environment are not standardized and warrant optimization. Further research should be focused on the detection and quantification of ARB and ARGs along human gradients to better characterize the factors leading to their dissemination in remote environments. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Antarctic The Antarctic International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17 11 3939 |
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Antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) have become contaminants of concern in environmental systems. Studies investigating environmental ARB have primarily focused on environments that are greatly impacted by anthropogenic activity. Background concentrations of ARB in natural environments is not well understood. This review summarizes the current literature on the monitoring of ARB and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in environments less impacted by human activity. Both ARB and ARGs have been detected on the Antarctic continent, on isolated glaciers, and in remote alpine environments. The methods for detecting and quantifying ARB and ARGs from the environment are not standardized and warrant optimization. Further research should be focused on the detection and quantification of ARB and ARGs along human gradients to better characterize the factors leading to their dissemination in remote environments. |
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Antibiotic Resistance in Minimally Human-Impacted Environments |
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Antibiotic Resistance in Minimally Human-Impacted Environments |
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Antibiotic Resistance in Minimally Human-Impacted Environments |
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Antibiotic Resistance in Minimally Human-Impacted Environments |
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antibiotic resistance in minimally human-impacted environments |
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