Does Chlorination Promote Antimicrobial Resistance in Waterborne Pathogens? Mechanistic Insight into Co-Resistance and Its Implication for Public Health

Does Chlorination Promote Antimicrobial Resistance in Waterborne Pathogens? Mechanistic Insight into Co-Resistance and Its Implication for Public Health

Chemical agents including chlorine and antibiotics are used extensively to control infectious microorganisms. While antibiotics are mainly used to treat bacterial infections, chlorine is widely used for microbial inactivation in the post-secondary disinfection steps of water treatment. The extensive...

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Main Authors: Martins A. Adefisoye, Ademola O. Olaniran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
waterborne pathogens
antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
chlorination
mutant selection window (MSW)
resistance mechanisms
public health
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/11/5/564

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