Spread of Antibiotic Resistance in Wastewater (IMAGE)

GIST (Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology)

Spread of Antibiotic Resistance in Wastewater

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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus, abound in our wastewater effluents where they could be spreading the resistance gene to other (pathogenic) bacteria. Scientists have now begun to explore ways of preventing this via optimal disinfection processes

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Environmental Science and Technology

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