Antibiotics promote aggregation within aquatic bacterial communities

Antibiotics promote aggregation within aquatic bacterial communities

The release of antibiotics (AB) into the environment poses several threats for human health due to potential development of ABresistant natural bacteria. Even though the use of low-dose antibiotics has been promoted in health care and farming, significant amounts of AB are observed in aquatic enviro...

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Main Authors: Gianluca eCorno, Manuela eCoci, Marco eGiardina, Sonia ePlechuk, Floriana eCampanile, Stefania eStefani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Aggregation
antibiotic resistance
Aquatic bacteria
Experimental Ecology
ecological interactions
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00297/full

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