antibiotic resistance is spreading from wastewater treatment

antibiotic resistance is spreading from wastewater treatment
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  • Can wastewater treatment reduce the rapid spread of antimicrobial resistance?
  • Wastewater treatment can reduce the rapid spread of AMR. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global challenge that has raised concern globally, owing to its detrimental effects on the health and economy of countries. The ever-growing threat of AMR and sources of AMR are still being investigated.
  • Why is wastewater a major antibiotic resistance reservoir?
  • Wastewater is one of the major antibiotic resistance reservoirs in environments ( Chen et al., 2025 ). Most wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) can handle thousands m 3 of wastewater per day, meaning these plants regularly treat large amounts of pollutants ( Osińska et al., 2025 ).
  • How do we redistribute antibiotic resistance genes through a wastewater treatment plant?
  • Yuan, Q.-B. et al. Redistribution of intracellular and extracellular free and adsorbed antibiotic resistance genes through a wastewater treatment plant by an enhanced extracellular DNA extraction method with magnetic beads. Environ.
  • Do antibiotic residues affect microbial communities in WWTPs?
  • Lucas et al. (2016) researched the treatment of antibiotic wastewater in WWTPs and revealed that the increased quantities of ARGs and ARB were owing to the residues of antibiotics in WWTPs exerting selective pressures on local microbial communities.