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Kampouris et al. elucidated that antibiotic resistance is not selected for during antibiotic free aquaculture operations. However, high natural levels of antibiotic resistance genes are maintained in both, water and biofilms throughout the rearing period.

Ioannis D. Kampouris, Uli Klümper, Lena Kramer, Henning Sorum, Helmut Wedekind, Thomas U. Berendonk (2022): Dissemination of antibiotic resistance in antibiotic-free recirculating aquaculture systems, Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hazadv.2022.100201