To detect plasmid-borne antibiotic-resistance genes in wastewater treatment plant (WWTP)
bacteria, 192 resistance-gene-specific PCR primer pairs were designed and synthesized …

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) collect wastewater from various sources for a multi-
step treatment process. By mixing a large variety of bacteria and promoting their proximity …

Plasmids operate as independent genetic elements in microorganism communities. Through
horizontal gene transfer (HGT), they can provide their host microorganisms with important …

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are a reservoir for bacteria harbouring antibiotic
resistance plasmids. To get a comprehensive overview on the plasmid metagenome of …

The dissemination of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an escalating problem and a threat to
public health. Comparative metagenomics was used to investigate the occurrence of …

This study investigated the characteristics of 10 subtypes of antibiotic resistance genes
(ARGs) for sulfonamide, tetracycline, β-lactam and macrolide resistance and the class 1 …

Plasmid metagenome nucleotide sequence data were recently obtained from wastewater
treatment plant (WWTP) bacteria with reduced susceptibility to selected antimicrobial drugs …

Antimicrobial resistance is a growing and significant threat to global public health, requiring
better understanding of the sources and mechanisms involved in its emergence and spread …

The environment harbours a significant diversity of uncultured bacteria and a potential
source of novel and extant resistance genes which may recombine with clinically important …

Using both sequence-and function-based metagenomic approaches, multiple antibiotic
resistance determinants were identified within metagenomic libraries constructed from DNA …