Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment by Patricia L. Ke... - 9780470905425

Antimicrobial Resistance in the EnvironmentAuthor(s): Patricia L. Keen, Mark H. M. M. Montforts\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Wiley-Blackwell\nISBN-13: 9780470905425, 978-0470905425\nSynopsis\nExamines effects of the environmental distribution of antimicrobial resistance genes on human health and the ecosystem\n\n Resistance genes are everywhere in naturein pathogens, commensals, and environmental microorganisms. This contributed work shows how the environment plays a pivotal role in the development of antimicrobial resistance traits in bacteria and the distribution of resistant microbial species, resistant genetic material, and antibiotic compounds. Readers will discover the impact of the distribution in the environment of antimicrobial resistance genes and antibiotics on both the ecosystem and human and animal health.\n\n Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment is divided into four parts:\n\n Part I, Sources, including ecologica.