{"product_id":"antimicrobial-resistance-in-the-environment-hardback-9780470905425","title":"Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment (Hardback) 9780470905425","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAntimicrobial Resistance in the Environment\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePatricia L. Keen (Author), Mark H. M. M. Montforts (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470905425, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 20 February 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e632 pages\u003cbr\u003e26 x 18.5 x 3.9 cm, 1.211 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is an excellent publication, including primary data and detailed explanations of specific studies and techniques as well as review chapters. As both an introduction to a research area and a call for greater study and thought into how we regulate antimicrobial use in all spheres of society to limit further resistance, I highly recommend Antimicrobial resistance in the environment.”  (\u003ci\u003ePhenotype\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 February 2013) \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This book will be an ideal read for anyone seeking a comprehensive introduction to the many reservoirs and routes a resistance gene may pass through before or after its appearance in a clinical setting. Even experts in the field stand to gain knowledge regarding the complex web that is the issue of antibiotic resistance in the environment.”  (\u003ci\u003eThe Quarterly Review of Biology\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 December 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamines effects of the environmental distribution of antimicrobial resistance genes on human health and the ecosystem\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResistance genes are everywhere in nature—in pathogens, commensals, and environmental microorganisms. This contributed work shows how the environment plays a pivotal role in the development of antimicrobial resistance traits in bacteria and the distribution of resistant microbial species, resistant genetic material, and antibiotic compounds. Readers will discover the impact of the distribution in the environment of antimicrobial resistance genes and antibiotics on both the ecosystem and human and animal health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAntimicrobial Resistance in the Environment is divided into four parts:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart I, Sources, including ecological and clinical consequences of antibiotic resistance by environmental microbes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart II, Fate, including strategies to assess and minimize the biological risk of antibiotic resistance in the environment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart III, Antimicrobial Substances and Resistance, including antibiotics in the aquatic environment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart IV, Effects and Risks, including the effect of antimicrobials used for non-human purposes on human health\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecognizing the intricate links among overlapping complex systems, this book examines antimicrobial resistance using a comprehensive ecosystem approach. Moreover, the book's multidisciplinary framework applies principles of microbiology, environmental toxicology, and chemistry to assess the human and ecological risks associated with exposure to antibiotics or antibiotic resistance genes that are environmental contaminants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach chapter has been written by one or more leading researchers in such fields as microbiology, environmental science, ecology, and toxicology. Comprehensive reference lists at the end of all chapters serve as a gateway to the primary research in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresenting and analyzing the latest findings in a field of growing importance to human and environmental health, this text offers readers new insights into the role of the environment in antimicrobial resistance development, the dissemination of antimicrobial resistant genetic elements, and the transport of antibiotic resistance genes and antibiotics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePREFACE xi  \u003cp\u003eCONTRIBUTORS xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I SOURCES 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Introduction 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStuart B. Levy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Path to Resistance 7\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVivian Miao, Dorothy Davies, and Julian Davies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Antibiotic Resistome: A Framework Linking the Clinic and the Environment 15\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGerard D. Wright\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Ecological and Clinical Consequences of Antibiotic Subsistence by Environmental Microbes 29\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGautam Dantas and Morten O. A. Sommer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Importance of Adaptive and Stepwise Changes in the Rise and Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance 43\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLucia Fernandez, Elena B. M. Breidenstein, and Robert E. W. Hancock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Environmental Reservoirs of Resistance Genes in Antibiotic-Producing Bacteria and Their Possible Impact on the Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance 73\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eParis Laskaris, William H. Gaze and Elizabeth M. H. Wellington\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Mechanisms of Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance and Lessons Learned from Environmental Tetracycline-Resistant Bacteria 93\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarilyn C. Roberts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Environmental Antibiotic Resistome: New Insights from Culture-Independent Approaches 123\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIsabel S. Henriques, Artur Alves, Maria Jose´ Saavedra, Mark H. M. M. Montforts, and Anto´nio Correia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II FATE 149\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Environmental Pollution by Antibiotic Resistance Genes 151\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJose Luis Martinez and Jorge Olivares\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Quantifying Anthropogenic Impacts on Environmental Reservoirs of Antibiotic Resistance 173\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAmy Pruden and Mazdak Arabi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Antibiotic Resistance in Swine-Manure-Impacted Environments 203\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoanne Chee-Sanford, Scott Maxwell, Kristy Tsau, Kelly Merrick, and Rustam Aminov\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Antimicrobial-Resistant Indicator Bacteria in Manure and the Tracking of Indicator Resistance Genes 225\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristina S. Ho¨lzel and Karin Schwaiger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Municipal Wastewater as a Reservoir of Antibiotic Resistance 241\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimothy Lapara and Tucker Burch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Strategies to Assess and Minimize the Biological Risk of Antibiotic Resistance in the Environment 251\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas Schwartz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 Antibiotic Resistance in Animals—The Australian Perspective 265\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eOlasumbo Ndi and Mary Barton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III ANTIMICROBIAL SUBSTANCES AND RESISTANCE 291\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Detection and Occurrence of Antibiotics and Their Metabolites in Pig Manure in Bavaria (Germany) 293\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKatrin Harms and Johann Bauer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 Fate and Transport of Antibiotics in Soil Systems 309\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlistair B. A. Boxall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 Antibiotics in the Aquatic Environment 325\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKlaus Ku¨mmerer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19 Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Wild Fish 337\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas Heberer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20 Role of Quaternary Ammonium Compounds on Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment 349\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eUlas Tezel and Spyros G. Pavlostathis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART IV EFFECTS AND RISKS 389\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21 Human Health Importance of use of Antimicrobials in Animals and Its Selection of Antimicrobial Resistance 391\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eScott A. McEwen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22 Antimicrobial Resistance Associated with Salmonid Farming 423\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eClaudio D. Miranda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23 Effect of Veterinary Medicines Introduced via Manure into Soil on the Abundance and Diversity of Antibiotic Resistance Genes on Their Transferability 453\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHolger Heuer, Christoph Kopmann, Ute Zimmerling, Ellen Kro¨gerrecklenfort, Kristina Kleineidamm, Michael Schloter, Eva M. Top and Kornelia Smalla\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 24 Tracking Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance Genes through the Composting Process and Field Distribution of Poultry Waste: Lessons Learned 465\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePatricia L. Keen and Nancy De With\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 25 Environmental Microbial Communities Living Under Very High Antibiotic Selection Pressure 483\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnders Janzon, Erik Kristiansson, and D. G. Joakim Larsson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 26 Antibiotic Use During an Influenza Pandemic: Downstream Ecological Effects and Antibiotic Resistance 503\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew C. Singer and Heike Schmitt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 27 Use of Veterinary Antibacterial Agents in Europe and the United States 539\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIngeborg M. van Geijlswijk, Nico Bondt, Linda F. Puister-Jansen, and Dik J. Mevius\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 28 Regulatory Research on Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment 549\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEmily A. McVey and Mark H. M. M. 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