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

• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (634 p.)
• Disciplina: 572.8/44
• Soggetto topico: Antibiotics - Environmental aspects; Drug resistance in microorganisms
• Classificazione: SCI026000
• Altri autori: KeenPatricia L MontfortsM. H. M. M (Mark H. M. M.)
• 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"--
• Titolo autorizzato: Antimicrobial resistance in the environment
• ISBN: 1-283-40108-8; 9786613401083; 1-118-15623-4; 1-118-15624-2; 1-118-15621-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816199103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II