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Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering >> 2019, Volume 13, Issue 3 doi: 10.1007/s11783-019-1129-0

Association between heavy metals and antibiotic-resistant human pathogens in environmental reservoirs: A review

1. Department of Environmental Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
2. School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
3. School of Biological and Population Health Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA

Available online: 2019-06-18
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Abstract

Heavy metals can act as co-selecting agents and promote antibiotic resistance.

Most frequent resistances to heavy metals are observed for zinc and cadmium.

P. aeruginosa and E. coli are commonly resistant to heavy metals and antibiotics.

Heavy metals proliferate antibiotic resistance through co- and cross-resistance.

Heavy metal and antibiotic resistances are common near anthropogenic activities.

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