解读了来自三个不同医院未经处理的废水中的流动性,致病宿主和抗生素耐药基因的共同选择

Yanying Feng1, Qiheng Yuan2, Longji Wang3

  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, The First Clinical Medical College, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China.

概括

医院的废水含有众多抗生素耐药性基因 (ARG),可以通过移动遗传元素和与金属/杀菌剂耐药性共同选择传播. 迫切需要废水处理,以减轻公共卫生风险.

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