Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in the Environment Hashmi

Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in the EnvironmentVolume 1 in the Advances in Environmental Pollution Research series\nAuthor(s): Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc, United States\nImprint: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc\nISBN-13: 9780128188828, 978-0128188828\nSynopsis\nAntibiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance Genes (AMR) in the Environment summarizes and updates information on antibiotic producing organisms and their resistance and entry routes in soil, air, water and sediment. As antibiotic use continues to rise in healthcare, their fate, bioavailability and biomonitoring, and impacts on environment and public health are becoming increasingly important. The book addresses the impact of antibiotics and AMR to environment and public health and risk assessment. Moreover, it focused on the metagenomics and molecular techniques for the detection of antibiotics and antimicrobial genes. Lastly, it introduces managem.