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Follow on Google News | Antibiotic Resistance Along the Danube: Biofilm in River as a Possible Reservoir of ResistanceNew findings on antibiotic resistance (ABR) and faecal pollution along the entire course of the Danube have been published. Researchers from the Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences and the ICC Water & Health* are in charge.
By: PR&D Every year, thousands of people in Europe die from infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. These are alarming figures, partly due to the development of resistance caused by the overuse of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture. Globally, the 'clinical environment' (e.g. hospitals) is considered to be the main hotspot for the spread and development of ABR, as this is where antibiotic-resistant bacteria or their genes are exchanged between patients. Clinical wastewater enters natural aquatic ecosystems via sewage treatment plants, allowing ABR bacteria to enter rivers and lakes. There they are not only found in the water itself, but also in biofilms – communities of microorganisms that adhere to solid surfaces in the water, such as rocks, plants or sediments, producing a common layer of mucus (extracellular matrix) and thus form a stable "film". Scientific Contact Prof. Andreas Farnleitner Prof. Alexander Kirschner Water Quality and Health Division Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences Dr.-Karl-Dorrek- 3500 Krems an der Donau / Austria T +43 664 605 88 22 44 +43 2732 72090 394 E andreas.farnleitner@ alexander.kirschner@ W https://www.kl.ac.at/ Copy Editing & Distribution PR&D – Public Relations for Research & Education Dr. Barbara Bauder Kollersteig 68 3400 Klosterneuburg / Austria M +43 664 1576 350 E bauder@prd.at W https://www.prd.at/ End
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