A review on environmental distribution,spread,and anti-bacterial technology of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
The widespread use of antibiotics results in the increase of antibiotic-resistant bacteria(ARB)and their potential for drug resistant,which poses a serious threat to human health.The occurrence of ARB and antibiotic resistance genes(ARGs)in the environment presents a great challenge to the clinical treatment of antibiotic resistant bacteria infections.While great efforts have been made to study common drug-resistant pathogens in hospitals,there is still a lack of understanding regarding the distribution and spread of ARB in the environment.Furthermore,the development of new anti-bacterial technology is slow.This paper reviews the environmental distribution characteristics and spread mechanisms of ARB,summarizes the new anti-bacterial technology and its applications,and finally provides prospects for future research on ARB in the environment.