Chapter 10, Problem 17Q

Summary Introduction

To describe:

Whether having large concentrations of antibiotics in water sources or farmland would be positive or negative phenomenon.

Introduction:

All antibiotics are natural products of fungi and bacteria; therefore, microbes have developed a survival strategy involving resistance to these antibiotics. Microbes can acquire antimicrobial resistance, whether antibiotics are present or not. Different antimicrobial agents are specific to the causative microbes of an infection. Consuming non-recommended drugs pose a risk of toxicity and increased antibiotic resistance by microbes.