Antimicrobial resistant bacteria in wastewater-irrigated Mexican soils and transfer of resistant bacteria from irrigated soils to cilantro plants
Dipen Pulami, Deeksha Bhati, Sara Gallego, Kornelia Smalla, Kathia Lüneberg, Christina Siebe, Benjamin Justus Heyde, Jan Siemens, Stefanie P. Glaeser
This study evaluates the impact of wastewater treatment on antimicrobial resistant bacteria in soils and their transfer to cilantro plants in Mexico, finding that treatment does not reduce resistant bacteria abundance.
Environmental Science Advances · Jan 1, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology