Browsing Faculty of Sciences by Subject "Antibiotic resistance genes"

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Assessing the impact of wastewater irrigation on the dynamics of antibiotic resistance in agricultural setting

Onalenna, Onthatile (Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), 2021-09)

Water scarcity is one of the main challenges in sustainable development particularly in developing countries. The use of wastewater effluent for irrigation of crops is common in most water-stressed countries as this ...
Investigating the ecology and diversity of antibiotic resistance plasmids belonging to different incompatibility groups using a bioinformatics approach

Kesamang, Monamodi L. (Botswana International University of Science and Technology, 2018-08)

Plasmids are extra-chromosomal mobile DNA elements found in bacteria, and often serve as vectors for accumulation and transfer of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) within bacterial populations in different environments. ...
Surveillance of antibiotic resistance determinants in Gaborone and Palapye wastewater treatment facilities

Tapela, Kesego (Botswana International University of Science and Technology, 2018-02)

Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) have been globally considered emerging environmental contaminants that pose a serious concern to human health and the ecosystem. The ubiquitous ...

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