Environmental exposure to antibiotics drives and sustains antibiotic resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae: A modelling study
Ernst Schäfer, Constance Schultsz, Henry J.C. de Vries, Alje Pieter van Dam, Rik Oldenkamp
This study models how low-level environmental ciprofloxacin exposure maintains antibiotic resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae despite treatment discontinuation.
bioRxiv · Dec 8, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology