Wastewater treatment plants, an “escape gate” for ESCAPE pathogens

Wastewater treatment plants, an “escape gate” for ESCAPE pathogens

Antibiotics are an essential tool of modern medicine, contributing to significantly decreasing mortality and morbidity rates from infectious diseases. However, persistent misuse of these drugs has accelerated the evolution of antibiotic resistance, negatively impacting clinical practice. The environ...

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Main Authors: Luminita Gabriela Marutescu, Marcela Popa, Irina Gheorghe-Barbu, Ilda Czobor Barbu, Daloha Rodríguez-Molina, Fanny Berglund, Hetty Blaak, Carl-Fredrik Flach, Merel Aurora Kemper, Beate Spießberger, Laura Wengenroth, D. G. Joakim Larsson, Dennis Nowak, Katja Radon, Ana Maria de Roda Husman, Andreas Wieser, Heike Schmitt, Gratiela Pircalabioru Gradisteanu, Corneliu Ovidiu Vrancianu, Mariana Carmen Chifiriuc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
ESCAPE pathogens
antibiotic resistance
wastewater treatment plants
antibiotic resistance genes
ESCAPE species dissemination
high-risk clones
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1193907/full

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