Metagenomics and marker gene approaches, coupled with high-throughput sequencing
technologies, have revolutionized the field of microbial ecology. Metagenomics is a culture …

Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are emerging contaminants, which have been frequently
detected in different aquatic environments, posing potential risk to public health and …

The presence of antibiotics can exert significant selection pressure on the emergence and
spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) …

There is a growing concern on the fate and the consequent ecological or health risks of
antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in natural or artificial water environment …

Irrational use of antibiotics produces a large number of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB)
and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) act as …

The emergence of next generation sequencing (NGS) is revolutionizing the potential to
address complex microbiological challenges in the water industry. NGS technologies can …

Human activities can accelerate the antibiotic resistome prevalence and pose threats to
ecological safety and public health globally. However, antibiotic resistance gene (ARG) …

As a widely used disinfection technology, the effects of chlorination on antibiotic resistome
and bacterial community received great scientific concerns, while the pathogens associated …

Although the presence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in drinking water and their
potential horizontal gene transfer to pathogenic microbes are known to pose a threat to …

Background Antibiotic resistome has been found to strongly interact with the core microbiota
in the human gut, yet little is known about how antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) correlate …