Throughout their evolutionary history, bacteria have faced diverse threats from other
microorganisms, including competing bacteria, bacteriophages and predators. In response …

Mobile genetic elements are key to the evolution of bacteria and traits that affect host and
ecosystem health. Here, we use a framework of a hierarchical and modular system that …

Antibiotics have been overused and misused for preventive and therapeutic purposes.
Specifically, antibiotics are frequently used as growth promoters for improving productivity …

We are living in a society of fear, where the objectivity in estimating risks is distorted by the
media and the interested parties. During more than half of a century, the feeling of antibiotic …

Antibiotic resistance development and pathogen cross-dissemination are both considered
essential risks to human health on a worldwide scale. Antimicrobial resistance genes …

Integrons were first identified because of their central role in assembling and disseminating
antibiotic resistance genes in commensal and pathogenic bacteria. However, these clinically …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacteria is a major threat to public health; one of the key
elements in the spread and evolution of AMR in clinical pathogens is the transfer of …

Integrons have played a major role in the rise and spread of multidrug resistance in Gram-
negative pathogens and are nowadays commonplace among clinical isolates. These …

Meat comprises proteins, fats, vitamins, and trace elements, essential nutrients for the
growth and development of the body. The increased demand for meat necessitates the use …

Integrons are powerful recombination systems found in bacteria, which act as platforms
capable of capturing, stockpiling, excising and reordering mobile elements called cassettes …