Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance in water environments

Fernando Baquero; José Luis Martínez; Rafael Cantón

doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2008.05.006

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AntibioticsAntibiotic resistanceBacteriaManureBiologyWastewaterAntimicrobialBiotechnologyMicrobiologyEcologyEnvironmental scienceEnvironmental engineeringGenetics

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Year: 2008
Type: review
Volume: 19
Issue: 3
Pages: 260-265
Citations: 1987
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                                    Fernando Baquero, 
                                
                                    José Luis Martínez, 
                                
                                    Rafael Cantón
                                
                            (2008). 
                            Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance in water environments. 
                            Current Opinion in Biotechnology
                            , 19
                            (3)
                            , 260-265.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2008.05.006

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DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2008.05.006