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A Review on Antibiotics Consumption, Physico-Chemical Properties and Their Sources in Asian Soil

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Antibiotics and Antibiotics Resistance Genes in Soils

Part of the book series: Soil Biology ((SOILBIOL,volume 51))

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Antibiotics are used worldwide to prevent or treat bacterial infections in human. In animals, antibiotics are used for treating bacterial infections and promote their growth. Worldwide consumption of antibiotics has increased drastically in the last decade. Several recent studies reported the presence of antibiotics in different environmental matrices such as water, sediment and soil. β-lactam, macrolides, tetracycline, aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolones, and sulfonamides are the six majorly consumed antibiotics across the globe. A large percentage of used antibiotics are eventually reaching the terrestrial environment through human and animal excreta, disposal of improperly treated wastewater, use of sludge as manure and use of treated wastewater for irrigation. Exposure to a cocktail of antibiotics present in the environmental matrices enhances the possibility of developing antibiotic resistance. This chapter is a review on the consumption, physico-chemical properties and sources of antibiotics in Asian soil.

The original version of this chapter was revised. An erratum to this chapter can be found at DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-66260-2_22.

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Authors would like to acknowledge the SRM Excellence Grant given to Dr. Paromita Chakraborty.

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, SRM University, Kattankulathur, Kancheepuram District, 603203, Tamil Nadu, India

    Sija Arun & Paromita Chakraborty

  2. SRM Research Institute, SRM University, Kattankulathur, Kancheepuram District, 603203, Tamil Nadu, India

    Moitraiyee Mukhopadhyay & Paromita Chakraborty

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  1. Department of Meteorology, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan

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  2. Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Environmental Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Vladimir Strezov

  3. Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Ajit Varma

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Arun, S., Mukhopadhyay, M., Chakraborty, P. (2017). A Review on Antibiotics Consumption, Physico-Chemical Properties and Their Sources in Asian Soil. In: Hashmi, M., Strezov, V., Varma, A. (eds) Antibiotics and Antibiotics Resistance Genes in Soils. Soil Biology, vol 51. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66260-2_3

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