Antibiotic resistance is a natural feature of diverse microbial ecosystems. Although recent
studies of the antibiotic resistome have highlighted barriers to the horizontal transfer of …

During the ongoing biodiversity crisis, captive conservation and breeding programs offer a
refuge for species to persist and provide source populations for reintroduction efforts …

Developments in high-throughput next generation sequencing (NGS) technology have
rapidly advanced the understanding of overall microbial ecology as well as occurrence and …

This review will consider the gut as a reservoir for antimicrobial resistance, colonization
resistance, and how disruption of the microbiome can lead to colonization by pathogenic …

The public view on antibiotics as reliable medicines changed when reports about “resistant
superbugs” appeared in the news. While reasons for this resistance development are easily …

Recently, there has been increased concern about the presence of antibiotic resistant
bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistant genes (ARG), in treated domestic wastewaters …

Ambient recreational waters can act as both recipients and natural reservoirs for
antimicrobial resistant (AMR) bacteria and antimicrobial resistant genes (ARGs), where they …

The composite members of the microbiota face a range of selective pressures and must
adapt to persist in the host. We highlight recent work characterizing the evolution and …

Haloarchaea are adapted to survive under extreme saline conditions by accumulating
osmolytes and salts to counteract the high osmotic pressure in their habitats. As a …

Microorganisms possess a variety of survival mechanisms, including the production of
antimicrobials that function to kill and/or inhibit the growth of competing microorganisms …