Aerobic digestion reduces the quantity of antibiotic resistance genes in residual municipal wastewater solids

Numerous initiatives have been undertaken to circumvent the problem of antibiotic resistance, including the development of new antibiotics, the use of narrow spectrum antibiotics, and the reduction of inappropriate antibiotic use. We propose an alternative but complimentary approach to reduce antib...

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Main Authors: Tucker R Burch, Michael J Sadowsky, Timothy M LaPara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00017/full