The Ecology of Antibiotic Resistance: Sources and Persistence of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci and Antibiotic Resistant Genes in Aquatic Environments
The growing crisis of antibiotic resistance is a major threat to ecosystems and human health. Infections caused by known and emerging antibiotic resistant pathogens are on the rise globally, with approximately 700,000 deaths per year caused by antibiotic resistant bacteria (1). In the United...
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Scholar Commons
2017
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| Online Access: | http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/7112 http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=8309&context=etd |