title: Antimicrobial resistance spread in aquatic environments.
abstract: The increased use of antimicrobials in farming, together with the practice of raw sewage discharge into receiving waters, has resulted in a significant increase in the numbers of antibiotic resistant bacteria present in aquatic environments. The role of this environment to act, not only as a reservoir of clinical resistance genes, but also as a medium for the spread and evolution of resistance genes and their vectors, is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Dundee, UK.
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial / Q000235:genetics; D012722:Sewage; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D012722:Sewage