Environmental Fate and Effects of Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance Genes, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2025 | Viewed by 80
Special Issue Editors
Interests: environmental fate and effects of xenobiotics; water and soil ecology; microbial ecology; biodegradation; bioremediation; ecotoxicology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The first edition of the Special Issue “Environmental Fate and Effects of Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance Genes” was published in 2022. It was a successful collection with five excellent papers and encouraged us to open a second edition on the same topic.
As a continuation of the first Special Issue, this second edition aims to improve our understanding of the spread of antimicrobial resistance from wastewater treatment plant effluents, biosolids, organic amendments (e.g., animal manure, compost), and reclaimed water to water bodies (including drinking water) and agricultural soils. We continue to encourage the submission of case studies of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes in environmental bacteria, antibiotic biodegradation, and antibiotic bioaccumulation in edible plants and soil organisms.
Dr. Anna Barra Caracciolo
Dr. Ludovica Rolando
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- antibiotic-resistant bacteria
- antibiotic resistance genes
- environmental spread
- bioaccumulation
- biodegradation
- antibiotic mixture
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Planned Papers
The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.
Title: Antibiotic Resistance and Platisphere in River Environment
Authors: Michela Pirredda; Paola Grenni; Anna Barra Caracciolo
Affiliation: -
Abstract: -
