TY - GEN AU - Lundborg,Cecilia AU - Tamhankar,Ashok J. AU - Lundborg,Cecilia AU - Tamhankar,Ashok J. TI - Antimicrobials and Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment SN - books978-3-03928-031-5 PY - 2020/// CY - Basel, Switzerland PB - MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute KW - Research & information: general KW - bicssc KW - antibiotic resistance KW - community KW - environment KW - India KW - coliforms KW - commensal KW - antibiotic resistance genes KW - blaCTX-M KW - blaTEM KW - qepA KW - hospital wastewater KW - core-shell KW - disinfection KW - Escherichia coli KW - nanoparticles KW - pathogens KW - silver KW - solar-photocatalysis KW - Staphylococcus aureus KW - water KW - zinc oxide KW - S. aureus KW - beaches KW - multiple-antibiotic resistance KW - ramA KW - efflux pump KW - multilocus sequence typing KW - surface water KW - antibiotics KW - pakchoi KW - endophytic bacteria KW - antibiotic-resistant genes KW - hydroponic cultivation KW - Campylobacter KW - poultry KW - antibiotic susceptibility KW - Rep-PCR KW - cdt toxin KW - Acinetobacter KW - JDS3 KW - river KW - carbapenemases KW - antimicrobial resistance KW - genotypes KW - non-typhoidal Salmonella KW - genes KW - integrons KW - subtyping KW - ESBL KW - MRSA KW - VRE KW - sewage sludge KW - PER-1 KW - pathogenic E. coli KW - harvested rainwater KW - public health KW - Sub-Saharan Africa KW - alternative water source KW - farmer KW - veterinary antibiotics use KW - knowledge KW - behavior probability model KW - China KW - antibiotics residue KW - food animals KW - bacteria KW - Nigeria KW - E. coli KW - antibiotic-resistance gene KW - MARI KW - MARP KW - multidrug resistance KW - flooring design KW - Turkey KW - antibacterial resistance KW - enrofloxacin KW - commensal E. coli KW - ESBL-producing E. coli KW - β-lactamase genes KW - insertion sequences KW - antibiotic residues KW - aquatic environment KW - ciprofloxacin KW - Fe-doped ZnO nanoparticles KW - photocatalysis KW - sunlight KW - ceragenin KW - multidrug-resistant bacteria KW - biofilm KW - antimicrobial peptides KW - colistin KW - n/a N1 - Open Access N2 - Today, the food and water that we encounter in any part of the world could contain antibiotic residues and/or antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This book presents research evidence for this and also a potential way to mitigate the problem. Although not presented in this book, it is likely that this situation exists for all other types of antimicrobial agents as well, including antivirals, antifungals, and antiprotozoal agents. The presence of antibiotic residues and/or antibiotic-resistant bacteria contributes to the generation and propagation of resistance in disease-causing pathogens in humans and animals. Therefore, the medicines that we use to treat and/or prevent infections will not work as expected in many cases. It is estimated that if we do not contain antimicrobial resistance urgently, by 2050, up to 10 million people will die due to bacterial infectious diseases, such as pneumonia, skin infections, urinary tract infections, etc., which were once easily treatable. However, this book presents a system that can eliminate resistant bacteria and antibiotics from the environment, with the potential to work on other environmental microbes and antimicrobials. This book opens pathways for academics and scientists to do further research on antimicrobials and antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in various environmental areas and also presents evidence for policymakers to take further action and make the general public aware of the current situation in this context UR - https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/2366 UR - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/68604 ER -