seasonal variations in antibiotic resistance gene transport in the Almendares River英文教材.pdfVIP

ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE published: 23 November 2012 doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00396 Seasonal variations in antibiotic resistance gene transport in the Almendares River, Havana, Cuba 1,2 3 3 1 1 Charles W. Knapp *, Lazaro Lima , Susana Olivares-Rieumont , Emma Bowen , David Werner and David W. Graham 1 * 1 School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK 2 David Livingstone Centre for Sustainability, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK 3 Laboratorio de Análisis Ambiental, Instituto Superior de Tecnologías y Ciencias Aplicadas, Cuidad Habana, Cuba Edited by: Numerous studies have quantified antibiotic resistance genes (ARG) in rivers and streams Tzi Bun Ng, The Chinese University of around the world, and significant relationships have been shown that relate different pollu- Hong Kong, China tant outputs and increased local ARG levels. However, most studies have not considered Reviewed by: Patrick Rik Butaye, Ghent University, ambient flow conditions, which can vary dramatically especially in tropical countries. Here, Belgium ARG were quantified in water column and sediment samples during the dry- and wet- Agnese Lupo, Technical University of seasons to assess how seasonal and other factors influence ARG transp