Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance Genes: Environmental Occurrence and Treatment Technologies (Paperback, 2020)

Chapter 1-Global and temporal trends in the use of antibiotics and spread of antimicrobial resistance. Chapter 2-Trends in antimicrobial use in food animals, aquaculture, and hospitals waste. Chapter 3-Antibiotics use in hospitals and their presence in the associated waste. Chapter 4-Environmental dissemination of antimicrobial/antibiotic resistance genes and correlation to anthropogenic contamination with antibiotics. Chapter 5-Antimicrobial/antibiotic resistance gene due to manure and agricultural waste applications. Chapter 6-Natural resistome and environmental microorganisms producing antibiotics. Chapter 7-Antimicrobial and antibiotic resistance genes in the environment. Chapter 8-Entry routes of antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance in the environment. Chapter 9-Databases, multiplexed PCR, and next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies for tracking AMR genes in the environment. Chapter 10-Fate of antibiotics and AMR/ARGs in Environment. Chapter 11-Bio-monitoring of antibiotics and AMR/ARGs. Chapter 12-Long range transport of antibiotics and AMR/ARGs. Chapter 13-Uptake mechanism of antibiotics into biota. Chapter 14-Antibiotics and AMR/ARGs transfer into food chains. Chapter 15-Bioavailability of antibiotics and their toxicity. Chapter 16-Metagenomics and methods development for determination of antibiotics and AMR/ARGS. Chapter 17-Antibiotics and resistance genes in wastewater treatment plants. Chapter 18-Global trends in ARGs as measured by a high throughput qPCR platform. Chapter 19-Surveillance and environmental risk assessment of antibiotics and AMR/ARGs. Chapter 20-Epidemiological, ecological and public health effects of antibiotics and AMR/ARGs. Chapter 21-Bio-management of antibiotics. Chapter 22-Treatment technologies and management options of antibiotics and AMR/ARGs. Chapter 23-Quantitative microbial risk assessment and AMR. Chapter 24-Overview of treatment technologies for AMR genes. Chapter 25-Modelling of antibiotics and AMR/ARGs. Chapter 26-Future perspectives about antibiotics and AMR management.