Flexibility in the exchange of genetic material takes place between different organisms of the
same or different species. This phenomenon is known to play a key role in the genetic …

Highlights•Clinical class 1 integrons are descended from a single, recent ancestor.•They
have rapidly spread between diverse bacteria, vertebrate hosts and countries.•This spread …

Lateral gene transfer (LGT) has significantly influenced bacterial evolution since the origins
of life. It helped bacteria generate flexible, mosaic genomes and enables individual cells to …

Mobile integrons are widespread genetic platforms that allow bacteria to modulate the
expression of antibiotic resistance cassettes by shuffling their position from a common …

The prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in modern environment raises an
emerging global health concern. In this study, soil samples were collected from three sites in …

Antibiotic resistance (AR) is becoming a worldwide threat due to the increasing occurrence
of antibiotic-resistant pathogenic bacterial strains. There is a general consensus about the …

The phenomenon of antibiotic resistance (AR) and its increasing global trends and
destructive waves concerns patients and the healthcare system. In order to combat AR, it is …

The emergence and global epidemic of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a serious
threat to global public health in recent years. AMR genes are shared between bacterial …

Estuaries lie between terrestrial/freshwater and marine ecosystems, receive considerable
pollutant input from land-based sources, and are considerably influenced by human …

Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) have been regarded as emerging contaminants and
have attracted growing attention owing to their widespread presence in the environment. In …