The complex relationship between cyanobacteria and antibiotics/antimicrobial resistance in the environment: an emerging factor in the One Health vision on antimicrobial resistance

In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) as one of the most critical health issues. It proposed, with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and OIE (World Organization for Animal Health), to address this by a One Health approach, recognizing the con...

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Main Authors: Maura Manganelli, Emanuela Testai, Codd Geoffrey A.
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description In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) as one of the most critical health issues. It proposed, with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and OIE (World Organization for Animal Health), to address this by a One Health approach, recognizing the connection between humans, animals, and environmental health. Currently, a hypothesis is developing that cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins may contribute to AMR in water. Recent research appears to suggest: i) an impact of cyanotoxins on antibiotic-resistance gene transfer between bacteria; ii) a role of cyanobacteria as a reservoir of AMR. Finally, cyanotoxin production appears to be stimulated by cyanobacteria exposure to antibiotics. These findings strengthen the importance of considering the environment in its complexity.
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spelling doaj-art-538f88dc32b24adc97580c11b6c2237a2025-01-17T10:55:42ZengPAGEPress PublicationsAdvances in Oceanography and Limnology1947-57211947-573X2025-01-0115110.4081/aiol.2024.12754The complex relationship between cyanobacteria and antibiotics/antimicrobial resistance in the environment: an emerging factor in the One Health vision on antimicrobial resistanceMaura Manganelli0Emanuela Testai1Codd Geoffrey A.2Environment and Health Department, Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS), RomeEnvironment and Health Department, Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS), RomeUniversity of Stirling, School of Natural Sciences, Stirling; University of Dundee, School of Life Sciences, Dundee In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) as one of the most critical health issues. It proposed, with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and OIE (World Organization for Animal Health), to address this by a One Health approach, recognizing the connection between humans, animals, and environmental health. Currently, a hypothesis is developing that cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins may contribute to AMR in water. Recent research appears to suggest: i) an impact of cyanotoxins on antibiotic-resistance gene transfer between bacteria; ii) a role of cyanobacteria as a reservoir of AMR. Finally, cyanotoxin production appears to be stimulated by cyanobacteria exposure to antibiotics. These findings strengthen the importance of considering the environment in its complexity. https://www.pagepressjournals.org/aiol/article/view/12754Toxic cyanobacteriaAntibiotic Resistancecyanotoxins
spellingShingle Maura Manganelli
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The complex relationship between cyanobacteria and antibiotics/antimicrobial resistance in the environment: an emerging factor in the One Health vision on antimicrobial resistance
Advances in Oceanography and Limnology
Toxic cyanobacteria
Antibiotic Resistance
cyanotoxins
title The complex relationship between cyanobacteria and antibiotics/antimicrobial resistance in the environment: an emerging factor in the One Health vision on antimicrobial resistance
title_full The complex relationship between cyanobacteria and antibiotics/antimicrobial resistance in the environment: an emerging factor in the One Health vision on antimicrobial resistance
title_fullStr The complex relationship between cyanobacteria and antibiotics/antimicrobial resistance in the environment: an emerging factor in the One Health vision on antimicrobial resistance
title_full_unstemmed The complex relationship between cyanobacteria and antibiotics/antimicrobial resistance in the environment: an emerging factor in the One Health vision on antimicrobial resistance
title_short The complex relationship between cyanobacteria and antibiotics/antimicrobial resistance in the environment: an emerging factor in the One Health vision on antimicrobial resistance
title_sort complex relationship between cyanobacteria and antibiotics antimicrobial resistance in the environment an emerging factor in the one health vision on antimicrobial resistance
topic Toxic cyanobacteria
Antibiotic Resistance
cyanotoxins
url https://www.pagepressjournals.org/aiol/article/view/12754
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