Antibiotic resistance plasmids in wastewater treatment plants and their possible dissemination into the environment

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 54, 2010, Pages 9183-9190

  Rahube, Teddie O ^a   Yost, Christopher K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Plasmids; Treatment plants; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DNA SEQUENCE; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SALMONELLA; TRANSPOSON; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 78651364955     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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