Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Pharmaceutical Wastewaters

Pharmaceutical wastewaters are recognized as reservoirs of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB), and also as hotspots for their horizontal gene transfer (HGT) using mobile genetic elements. Our study employed the use of PCR analysis of metagenomic DNA samples ob...

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Main Authors: Amarachukwu Obayiuwana, Adeniyi Ogunjobi, Abasiofiok Ibekwe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/13/1731