A review article on the dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes in the aquatic environment has been published

A review article on the dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes in the aquatic environment has been published.

Linking heavy metal(loid) stress to biofilm formation and conjugation: A critical review of experimental evidence
Katayoun Dadeh Amirfard, Mohan Amarasiri, Daisuke Sano
Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 2026, 56(14), 750-774.

This study was supported by the Environment Research and Technology Development Fund (JPMEERF25S21214) of the Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency, provided by the Ministry of the Environment of Japan.

Previous Post
2026 International Conference on Sustainable Development Goals
Next Post
A paper has been published on the effect of virus particle aggregation on the efficiency of chlorine disinfection.

Related Articles

An article of Assoc. Prof. Sano has been posted at Special Issue Author Blog Post for Journal of Water and Health

What do we know about antimicrobial resistance in aquatic environments? On the release of an important new Special Issue, Editors of Journal of Water & Health tell us more about this crucial topic in water and sanitation. Maronel Steyn, Tasha M. Santiago-Rodriguez, Daisuke Sano & Gary Toranzos https://www.iwapublishing.com/news/special-issue-water-health-author-blog-post

2026 International Conference on Sustainable Development Goals

Prof. Sano will give a keynote lecture on the 2026 International Conference on Sustainable Development Goals (June 11th, 2026, Hybrid)→FINISHED Safe wastewater reuse for sustainable and resilient communities: Disinfection, pathogen risk, and public health protection Daisuke Sano You can find details of the 2026 International Conference on Sustainable Development Goals from the following link: https://sdgs-ic.ub.ac.id/

Water and Environment Technology Conference 2026 (WET2026)

The following studies will be presented at Water and Environment Technology Conference 2026 (WET2026, Jul. 11-12, 2026, Doshisya University, Shinmachi Campas).→FINISHED Modeling energy allocation in ZnO-stressed biofilms: Implications for plasmid-mediated AMR transfer Katayoun Dadeh Amirfard, Mohan Amarasiri, Daisuke Sano Immunoglobulin A as a biomarker for wastewater-based epidemiology: Spatiotemporal analysis and correlation with infectious disease dynamics Yilei Wang, Luyao Wang, Mohan…