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14 - Civil and Construction Engineering

University of Strathclyde

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Output 23 of 76 in the submission

Article title

Evidence of increasing antibiotic resistance gene abundances in archived soils since 1940

Type

D - Journal article

DOI

10.1021/es901221x

Title of journal

Environmental Science and Technology

Article number

Volume number

Issue number

First page of article

580

ISSN of journal

0013-936X

Year of publication

2010

URL

Number of additional authors

Additional information

Novel molecular ecological approaches were used to analyse DNA content of archived soils; raising awareness of the importance of prudent antibiotic use. Editor's choice: runner-up best science paper of 2009. International media interest: Dutch Radio1 (http://www.radio1.nl/items/11696-steeds-meer-bodemorganismen-resistent); "Chemical & Engineering News"; Dutch Press Agency (e.g., http://www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/4324/nieuws/article/detail/1081548/2010/01/07/Bodemorganismen-steeds-meer-resistent.dhtml); "Scientific American" editorial blog. Highlighted in policy documents to Parliaments and federal governments: Netherlands Minister of Health - antibiotic use in food and animal products (http://www.gezondheidsraad.nl/sites/default/files/201116E_Antibiotica_in_food_animal.pdf); Hungary - Genetic Modified Organisms in crops (http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/3021.pdf) ; Germany—justifying the need for pharmaceutical regulation (policy paper in preparation, H.Schmitt@uu.nl), UK -describing risk of antibiotic resistance in environment (http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/research/briefing-papers/POST-PN-446).

Interdisciplinary

Cross-referral requested

Research group

A - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Proposed double-weighted

Double-weighted statement

Reserve for a double-weighted output

Non-English

English abstract