Antibiotic Resistance in Aquatic Systems

• Main Author: Amy Pruden (auth)
• Other Authors: Satoru Suzuki (auth), Tong Zhang (auth), Marko Virta (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2017
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Microbiology (non-medical); Gene reservoir; aquatic environment; Resistance enhancement factor; horizontal gene transfer
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Rivers, lakes and the ocean receive antibiotic resistance genes from human environments. The aquatic environments are a huge reservoir and exchange stage of antibiotic resistance genes.