Treated wastewater irrigation promotes the spread of antibiotic resistance into subsoil pore-water.
I. D. Kampouris, U. Klumper, D. Cacace, S. Kunze, T. U. Berendonk
This study shows that treated wastewater irrigation increases antibiotic resistance gene and intI1 abundance in subsoil pore-water without affecting bacterial load.
Environment International · Jan 1, 2021Peer-reviewedMicrobiology