Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), Scientific and Technological Park of the University of Girona, Emili Grahit, 101, 17003 Girona, Spain.
Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), Scientific and Technological Park of the University of Girona, Emili Grahit, 101, 17003 Girona, Spain.
Trends Microbiol. 2014 Jan;22(1):36-41. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2013.11.001. Epub 2013 Nov 27.
Although antibiotic resistance has become a major threat to human health worldwide, this phenomenon has been largely overlooked in studies in environmental settings. Aquatic environments may provide an ideal setting for the acquisition and dissemination of antibiotic resistance, because they are frequently impacted by anthropogenic activities. This review focuses primarily on the emergence and dissemination of antibiotic resistance in the aquatic environment, with a special emphasis on the role of antibiotic resistance genes.
尽管抗生素耐药性已成为全球范围内人类健康的主要威胁，但这一现象在环境研究中却在很大程度上被忽视了。水生环境可能为抗生素耐药性的获得和传播提供了理想的环境，因为它们经常受到人为活动的影响。本综述主要关注抗生素耐药性在水生环境中的出现和传播，特别强调了抗生素耐药基因的作用。
