25 March, 2018
Accumulating grime on sewage treatment membranes has long been considered a problem, yet it may help remove antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes from wastewater that is treated in anaerobic membrane bioreactors.
Because wastewater is laced with antibiotics used in hospitals, homes and agriculture, treatment plants are potential hotspots for bacteria to develop resistance and transfer resistance genes between species.