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ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2025

Aircraft lavatory wastewater surveillance for movement of antimicrobial resistance genes: a proof-of-concept study.

Yawen Liu, Wendy J M Smith, Metasebia Gebrewold, Nicholas J Ashbolt, Ishi Keenum, Stuart L Simpson, Xinhong Wang, Warish Ahmed

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Article in Microbiology spectrum, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Yawen LiuState Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of the Environment & Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
Wendy J M SmithCSIRO Environment, Ecosciences Precinct, Dutton Park, Queensland, Australia.
Metasebia GebrewoldCSIRO Environment, Ecosciences Precinct, Dutton Park, Queensland, Australia.
Nicholas J AshboltFuture Industries Institute, Cooperative Research Centre for Solving Antimicrobial Resistance in Agribusiness, Foods and Environments, Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes, South Australia, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3853-0096
Ishi KeenumDepartment of Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, USA.
Stuart L SimpsonCSIRO Environment, Ecosciences Precinct, Dutton Park, Queensland, Australia.
Xinhong WangState Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of the Environment & Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
Warish AhmedCSIRO Environment, Ecosciences Precinct, Dutton Park, Queensland, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1351-8963

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Long-haul flight aircraft wastewater may serve as a representative microbial footprint, often of mixed country origin, offering valuable insight into the movement of pathogens and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) on a global scale. Herein, we present a proof-of-concept for aircraft-based surveillance of AMR by investigating lavatory wastewater samples from 44 repatriation flights to Australia departing from nine countries. Profiles of pathogens including ESKAPE pathogens (

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AircraftBacteriaDrug Resistance, BacterialWastewaterAnti-Bacterial AgentsAustraliaFecesGenes, BacterialHumansProof of Concept StudyAnti-Bacterial AgentsWastewateraircraft wastewater surveillanceAMRARGs, qPCRESKAPE pathogensglobal transmission

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PMID40434126
PMCPMC12211000

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