The rise of multiresistant bacterial pathogens is currently one of the most critical threats to
global health, encouraging a better understanding of the evolution and spread of …

Using functional metagenomics to study the resistomes of bacterial communities isolated
from different layers of the Canadian high Arctic permafrost, we show that microbial …

Background Soil bacteria naturally produce antibiotics as a competitive mechanism, with a
concomitant evolution, and exchange by horizontal gene transfer, of a range of antibiotic …

Soil is an important environmental reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), which are
increasingly recognized as environmental contaminants. Methods to assess the risks …

Antibiotic resistance is a global health challenge, involving the transfer of bacteria and
genes between humans, animals and the environment. Although multiple barriers restrict the …

The emergence, evolution and spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the
environment represent a global threat to human health. Our knowledge of antibiotic …

The presence of heavy metals in Antarctica is an emerging issue, especially as (bio)
weathering of metal-containing minerals occurs and human influence is more and more …

The evolution of bacterial pathogens towards antibiotic resistance is not just a relevant
problem for human health, but a fascinating example of evolution that can be studied in real …

It becomes increasingly clear that the basis of antibiotic resistance problem among bacterial
pathogens is not confined to the borders of clinical microbiology but has broader ecological …

Antibiotic resistance genes predate the therapeutic uses of antibiotics. However, the current
antimicrobial resistance crisis stems from our extensive use of antibiotics and the generation …