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Monitoring antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater environments: The challenges of filling a gap in the One-Health cycle

Review (2022)
Authors

Aleksandra Miłobedzka (University of Warsaw, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague)

Catarina Ferreira (Universidade Católica Portuguesa)

Ivone Vaz-Moreira (Universidade Católica Portuguesa)

David Calderon Franco (TU Delft - BT/Environmental Biotechnology)

Adrian Gorecki (University of Warsaw)

Sabina Purkrtova (University of Chemistry and Technology Prague)

Jan Bartacek (University of Chemistry and Technology Prague)

Lukasz Dziewit (University of Warsaw)

David Gregory Weissbrodt (TU Delft - BT/Environmental Biotechnology)

G.B. More authors (External organisation)

Research Group
BT/Environmental Biotechnology
Copyright
© 2022 Aleksandra Miłobedzka, Catarina Ferreira, Ivone Vaz-Moreira, D. Calderon Franco, Adrian Gorecki, Sabina Purkrtova, Jan Bartacek, Lukasz Dziewit, D.G. Weissbrodt, More Authors
To reference this document use:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127407
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Publication Year
2022
Language
English
Copyright
© 2022 Aleksandra Miłobedzka, Catarina Ferreira, Ivone Vaz-Moreira, D. Calderon Franco, Adrian Gorecki, Sabina Purkrtova, Jan Bartacek, Lukasz Dziewit, D.G. Weissbrodt, More Authors
Research Group
BT/Environmental Biotechnology
Volume number
424
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127407
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Abstract

Antibiotic resistance (AR) is a global problem requiring international cooperation and coordinated action. Global monitoring must rely on methods available and comparable across nations to quantify AR occurrence and identify sources and reservoirs, as well as paths of AR dissemination. Numerous analytical tools that are gaining relevance in microbiology, have the potential to be applied to AR research. This review summarizes the state of the art of AR monitoring methods, considering distinct needs, objectives and available resources. Based on the overview of distinct approaches that are used or can be adapted to monitor AR, it is discussed the potential to establish reliable and useful monitoring schemes that can be implemented in distinct contexts. This discussion places the environmental monitoring within the One-Health approach, where two types of risk, dissemination across distinct environmental compartments, and transmission to humans, must be considered. The plethora of methodological approaches to monitor AR and the variable features of the monitored sites challenge the capacity of the scientific community and policy makers to reach a common understanding. However, the dialogue between different methods and the production of action-oriented data is a priority. The review aims to warm up this discussion.