Concentrations of antibiotics predicted to select for resistant bacteria: Proposed limits for environmental regulation
There are concerns that selection pressure from antibiotics in the environment may accelerate the evolution and dissemination of antibiotic-resistant pathogens. Nevertheless, there is currently no regulatory system that takes such risks into account. In part, this is due to limited knowledge of envi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-01-01
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Series: | Environment International |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412015300817 |