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Review
. 1993 May;31(5):627-35.
doi: 10.1093/jac/31.5.627.

Antimicrobial resistance spread in aquatic environments

H K Young  1
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Review

Antimicrobial resistance spread in aquatic environments

H K Young. J Antimicrob Chemother. 1993 May.

Abstract

The increased use of antimicrobials in farming, together with the practice of raw sewage discharge into receiving waters, has resulted in a significant increase in the numbers of antibiotic resistant bacteria present in aquatic environments. The role of this environment to act, not only as a reservoir of clinical resistance genes, but also as a medium for the spread and evolution of resistance genes and their vectors, is discussed.

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