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Proof-of-Concept: Antibiotic Resistance in Coastal Wetland Sediments of Urban and Agricultural Watersheds

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: After years of antibiotic use, the normal flora in the human intestinal track can develop antibiotic resistance. If this happens, antibiotic-resistant (AR) bacteria, as well as AR genes, can be shed in feces. To the extent that raw sewage flows to the coast, and to the extent that sewage treatment processes do not destroy DNA, estuaries and other coastal wetlands are potentially the receiving waters for AR bacteria and genes. Because livestock are also

Source: eScholarship (California Digital Library)

Author: David E. Cummings

Language: English

Topic: Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts

Subfield: Pollution

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Clean water and sanitation, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2767673202

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