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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
AMR develops when bacteria, fungi or viruses are exposed to antibiotics, antifungals or antivirals. As a result, the antimicrobials become ineffective and infections may persist. In addition, medical interventions including surgery, chemotherapy and stem cell therapy may become impossible.
AMR is considered the biggest global threat of Health and Food Safety.
AMR Insights:
For Environmental experts, officials and other professionals who wish to prevent the further spreading of Antimicrobial resistance, AMR Insights offers selected, global information and data, specific education and extensive networking and partnering opportunities.
AMR Insights is for:
- Environmental Researchers at universities and research institutes
- Environmental Experts at research and consultancy firms
- Labtechnicians at environmental quality laboratories
- Senior officials at national authorities and regulatory authorities staff
- Environmental Experts at drinking water, sewage and soil remediation companies
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24 November 2025Geographics and bacterial networks differently shape the acquired and latent global sewage resistomes
The authors analysed 1,240 untreated urban‐sewage samples from 351 cities in 111 countries (2016-2021) to compare two classes of antimicrobial‐resistance genes (ARGs): “acquired” ARGs (those known to have been mobilised between bacteria) and “functionally‐identified/latent” ARGs (FG ARGs, discovered via functional metagenomics). They found that acquired ARGs show strong geographic clustering (i.e., distinct regional patterns and […]
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18 November 2025Evaluating wastewater surveillance for estimating pharmaceutical use
This study assessed whether measuring active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) in untreated municipal wastewater can reliably estimate regional medicine use. Researchers analysed 53 APIs across three wastewater treatment plants in Stockholm (2004–2021) and compared the detected amounts with comprehensive sales data. They developed conversion factors (CFs) linking wastewater concentrations to actual consumption and found that, although […]
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14 November 2025Deciphering the antimicrobial resistomes and microbiome landscape of open drain wastewater using metagenomics in a progressive Indian state
This study examined antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in wastewater from densely populated and industrial regions of Maharashtra, India, using high-throughput nanopore sequencing of 138 samples from 23 open-drain sites. The analysis revealed substantial regional differences in microbial communities and identified 30 indicator taxa. Across the samples, researchers detected 808 antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) spanning 28 drug […]
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