First Name: Milena
Name: Milaković
Position: PhD student
Email: Milena.Milakovic@irb.hr
Institute / University / Company: Rudjer Boskovic Institute
Research Unit: Department for Marine and Environmental Research
Address (city, state): Bijenicka 54, 10000 Zagreb
Country: Croatia
Please give 5 key-words showing your research / interest in Microbial Ecotoxicology:
- antibiotic resistance
- pharmaceutical wastewaters
- environmental pollution with antibiotics
- antibiotic resistance genes
- bacterial communitiesMain kinds of contaminant(s) of interest:
- antibiotics
- heavy metalsMain kinds of microorganisms of interest:
- environmental microorganisms in freshwater systemsMain kinds of ecosystems of interest:
- aquatic ecosystems – freshwaters and freshwater sedimentsDo you give courses on Microbial Ecotoxicology ?: NO
Most relevant articles in the field of Microbial Ecotoxicology (max.5):
- Bengtsson-Palme, J., Milakovic, M., Švecova, H., Ganjto, M., Jonsson, V., Grabic, R., Udikovic-Kolic, N., 2019. Industrial wastewater treatment plant enriches antibiotic resistance genes and alters the structure of microbial communities. Water Research 162, 437-445.
- Gonzalez-Plaza, J.J.., Blau, K., Milaković, M., Jurina, T., Smalla, K., Udiković-Kolić, N., 2019. Antibiotic-manufacturing sites are hot-spots for the release and spread of antibiotic resistance genes and mobile genetic elements in receiving aquatic environments. Environment International 130, 104735.
- Milaković, M., Vestergaard, G., Gonzalez-Plaza, J.J., Petrić, I., Šimatović, A., Senta, I., Kublik, S., Schloter, M., Smalla, K., Udiković-Kolić, N., 2019. Pollution from azithromycin-manufacturing promotes macrolide-resistance gene propagation and induces spatial and seasonal bacterial community shifts in receiving river sediments. Environment International 123, 501-511.
- Gonzalez-Plaza, J.J., Šimatović, A., Milaković, M., Bielen, A., Wichmann, F., Udiković-Kolić, N., 2018. Functional repertoire of antibiotic resistance genes in antibiotic manufacturing effluents and receiving freshwater sediments. Frontiers in Microbiology 8, 2675.
- Bielen, A., Šimatović, A., Kosić-Vukšić, J., Senta, I., Ahel, M., Babić, S., Jurina, T., Gonzalez-Plaza, J.J., Milaković, M., Udiković-Kolić, N., 2017. Negative environmental impacts of antibiotic-contaminated effluents from pharmaceutical industries. Water Research 126, 79-87.