The presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria at four Norwegian wastewater treatment plants: seasonal and wastewater-source effects.

ABSTRACT: Wastewater treatment plants receive low concentrations of antibiotics. Residual concentrations of antibiotics in the effluent may accelerate the development of antibiotic resistance in the receiving environments. Monitoring of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) in countries with strict regulation of antibiotic use is important in gaining knowledge of how effective these policies are in preventing the emergence of ARGs or whether other strategies are required, for example, at-source treatment of hospital effluents. This study evaluates the presence of certain common resistance genes (bla _SHV-1, bla _TEM-1, msrA, ermA, ermC, tetM, tetL, tetA, vanA, and vanC) in the influent, sludge, and effluent of

SUBMITTER: Basiry D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11731629 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature