Antibiotic contamination and occurrence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in aquatic environments of northern Vietnam

• Main Authors: Phan Thi Phuong Hoa, Satoshi Managaki, Norihide Nakada, Hideshige Takada, Akiko Shimizu, Duong Hong Anh, Pham Hung Viet, Satoru Suzuki
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Science of Total Environment 2016
• Subjects: Sulfonamine; Resistant bacteria; Vietnam; Acinetobacter; Sul; Animal farm
• Online Access: http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/10600
• Institution: Vietnam National University, Hanoi

The ubiquitous application and release of antibiotics to the environment can result in bacterial antibiotic resistance, which in turn can be a serious risk to humans and other animals. Southeast Asian countries commonly apply an integrated recycling farm system called VAC (Vegetable, Aquaculture and...