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A Review on Antibiotic Resistance Gene (ARG) Occurrence and Detection in WWTP in Ishikawa, Japan and Colombo, Sri Lanka

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In this chapter, we give a brief overview on occurrence of antibiotic resistance gene in WWTP based on previous studies conducted in several countries. Then, we describe our initial effort in antibiotic resistance gene screening from samples collected in four WWTP in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, employing the activated sludge process, and wastewater samples collected from WWTPs in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Bangkok, Thailand, and Can Tho, Vietnam.

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  1. Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan

    Sulfikar, Sorn Sovannlaksmy & Ryo Honda

  2. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka

    Tushara Chaminda

  3. Department of Earth Science, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar, 382355, Gujarat, India

    Manish Kumar

  4. Universitas Negeri Makassar, Makassar, Indonesia

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Sulfikar, Sovannlaksmy, S., Honda, R., Chaminda, T., Kumar, M. (2020). A Review on Antibiotic Resistance Gene (ARG) Occurrence and Detection in WWTP in Ishikawa, Japan and Colombo, Sri Lanka. In: Kumar, M., Snow, D., Honda, R. (eds) Emerging Issues in the Water Environment during Anthropocene. Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9771-5_1

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