Water researchWastewaterChinaDrug ResistanceMicrobialSewage
Bacterial, viral and environmental interactions shape antibiotic resistance genes in China's anaerobic-anoxic-oxic wastewater treatment systems.
Qian Liu, Jie Chen, Ran Xu, Cong Huang, Nanqi Ren, Shuhong Gao, Wei Li, Xiaodong Xin, Sihao Lv, Siqi Yang, Weiwei Ben, Ai-Jie Wang
Published: 202610.1016/j.watres.2025.124911
Abstract
The dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) threatens global public health. Urban wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), serving as critical reservoirs and dissemination hubs for ARGs, are driven by complex bacteria-virus interactions and e…
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