High altitude Andean lakes are placed in Puna desert over 4400 above sea level. Completely isolated, they are exposed to extreme environmental factors like high levels of salinity, UV radiation and heavy metals and low ...

In recent years, the number of antibiotic-resistant bacteria prevalent in clinical settings has risen, alarming both scientists and government agencies. Studies on the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance focused ...

Purpose of review: This review is intended to address the issues of unsafe disposal of antibiotics from various sources to the environment, its incomplete degradation, the resulting antibiotic resistance properties on ...

There are heightened concerns globally on emerging drug-resistant superbugs and the lack of new antibiotics for treating human and animal diseases. For the agricultural industry, there is an urgent need to develop strategies ...

The introduction of antibiotics for both medical and non-medical purposes has had a positive effect on human welfare and agricultural output in the past century. However, there is also an important ecological legacy regarding ...