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Joanna Ciol Harrison1, Grace V Morgan2, Aditya Kuppravalli1

  • 1The Biodesign Institute Center for Environmental Health Engineering, Arizona State University, 1001 S. McAllister Ave, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA; School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA.

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这项研究量化了生物固体中的抗生素耐药细菌 (ARB) 和抗生素耐药基因 (ARG),发现了需要对土地应用进行仔细风险评估的水平. 调查结果为减轻抗微生物耐药性 (AMR) 在"一个健康"方法中传播的策略提供了信息.

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