2020
Localized effect of treated wastewater effluent on the resistome of an urban watershed
Thornton CN, Tanner WD, VanDerslice JA, Brazelton WJ. Localized effect of treated wastewater effluent on the resistome of an urban watershed. GigaScience 2020, 9: giaa125. PMID: 33215210, PMCID: PMC7677451, DOI: 10.1093/gigascience/giaa125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibiotic resistance genesMobile genetic elementsResistance genesGenetic elementsMost bacterial cellsDeep metagenomic sequencingMetagenomic sequencingGenesBacterial cellsGreater abundanceHuman fecal contaminationWastewater discharge pointResistomeLittle measurable effectDiversityAbundanceNatural environmentRiver locationsAntibiotic resistanceEffluent discharge pointWastewater effluentQuaternary ammonium compoundsBiological factorsFecal contaminationWastewater treatment plants
2019
Multi-state study of Enterobacteriaceae harboring extended-spectrum beta-lactamase and carbapenemase genes in U.S. drinking water
Tanner WD, VanDerslice JA, Goel RK, Leecaster MK, Fisher MA, Olstadt J, Gurley CM, Morris AG, Seely KA, Chapman L, Korando M, Shabazz KA, Stadsholt A, VanDeVelde J, Braun-Howland E, Minihane C, Higgins PJ, Deras M, Jaber O, Jette D, Gundlapalli AV. Multi-state study of Enterobacteriaceae harboring extended-spectrum beta-lactamase and carbapenemase genes in U.S. drinking water. Scientific Reports 2019, 9: 3938. PMID: 30850706, PMCID: PMC6408426, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-40420-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research