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Record Nr.

UNINA9910141228803321

Titolo

Antimicrobial resistance in the environment [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Patricia L. Keen, Mark H.M.M. Montforts

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

ISBN

1-283-40108-8

9786613401083

1-118-15623-4

1-118-15624-2

1-118-15621-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (634 p.)

Classificazione

SCI026000

Altri autori (Persone)

KeenPatricia L

MontfortsM. H. M. M (Mark H. M. M.)

Disciplina

572.8/44

Soggetti

Antibiotics - Environmental aspects

Drug resistance in microorganisms

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Sources -- pt. 2. Fate -- pt. 3. Antimicrobial substances and resistance -- pt. 4. Effects and risks.

Sommario/riassunto

"This book explores the role that environmental distribution of antimicrobial resistance genes and antibiotics plays in ecosystem and human health. The text features a multi-disciplinary framework that connects microbiology, environmental toxicology, and chemistry to assess human and ecological risk associated with exposure to antibiotics or antibiotic resistance genes as environmental contaminants. It also considers alternate uses and functions for antimicrobial compounds other than those intended for medicinal purposes in humans, animals, and fish. Recognizing the connectivity between overlapping complex systems, the book discusses the subject from the perspective of an ecosystem approach"--