Heavy metal driven co-selection of antibiotic resistance in soil and water bodies impacted by agriculture and aquaculture

The use of antibiotic agents as growth promoters was banned in animal husbandry to prevent the selection and spread of antibiotic resistance. However, in addition to antibiotic agents, heavy metals used in animal farming and aquaculture might promote the spread of antibiotic resistance via co-select...

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Main Authors: Claudia eSeiler, Thomas Ulrich Berendonk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00399/full