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Impact of wastewater treatment processes on antimicrobial resistance genes and their co-occurrence with virulence genes in Escherichia coli.
Water research - 1 Mar 2014
Biswal Basanta Kumar, Mazza Alberto, Masson Luke, Gehr Ronald, Frigon Dominic
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An increase in the frequency of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) in bacteria including Escherichia coli could be a threat to public health. This study investigated the impact of activated sludge and physicochemical wastewater treatment processes on the prevalence of ARGs in E. coli isolates. In total, 719 E. coli were isolated from the influent and effluent (prior to disinfection) of two activated sludge and...
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