Origin and evolution of antibiotic resistance: The common mechanisms of emergence and spread in water bodies

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 3, Issue JAN, 2012, Pages

  Lupo, Agnese ^a   Coyne, Sébastien ^b   Berendonk, Thomas Ulrich ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b HANS KNÖLL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Environment; Freshwater; Gene transfer; Water

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862634321     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00018     Document Type: Review

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