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The scourge of antibiotic resistance: the important role of the environment

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2013

Authors

Finley, Rita
Collignon, Peter
Larsson, D.G. Joakim
McEwen, Scott A.
Li, Xian-Zhi
Gaze, William H.
Reid-Smith, Richard
Timinouni, Mohammed
Graham, David W
Topp, Edward

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University of Chicago Press

Abstract

Antibiotic resistance and associated genes are ubiquitous and ancient, with most genes that encode resistance in human pathogens having originated in bacteria from the natural environment (eg, β-lactamases and fluoroquinolones resistance genes, such as q

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Keywords: aminoglycoside antibiotic agent; beta lactam antibiotic; daptomycin; linezolid; macrolide; telithromycin; tetracycline derivative; tigecycline; Acinetobacter baumannii; antibiotic resistance; aquatic environment; bacterial virulence; chlorination; Escheri antibiotic resistance; environment; human resistant infections

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/53657

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ANU Research Publications

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Clinical Infectious Diseases

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Journal article

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10.1093/cid/cit355

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2037-12-31

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