Fish are poor sentinels for surveillance of riverine antimicrobial resistance.

ABSTRACT: Effective surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the environment is crucial for assessing the human and animal health risk of AMR pollution. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are one of the main sources of AMR pollutants discharged into water bodies. One important factor for assessing the risks associated with such pollution is the colonization potential of the resistant bacteria (ARB) and resistance genes (ARGs) from the environment into human or animal microbiomes upon exposure. This study explores whether fish can act as sentinels for surveillance of AMR pollution in general and specifically the human colonization potential of ARB in rivers impacted by WWTP effluents. Two riverine fish species, Brown trout, and European bullhead, were sampled up- and downstream a German WWT

SUBMITTER: Tskhay F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11999348 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature