Bacterial genome size and gene functional diversity negatively correlate with taxonomic diversity along a pH gradient

C Wang, QY Yu, NN Ji, Y Zheng, JW Taylor… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Bacterial gene repertoires reflect adaptive strategies, contribute to ecosystem functioning
and are limited by genome size. However, gene functional diversity does not necessarily …

Protistan predation selects for antibiotic resistance in soil bacterial communities

TBA Nguyen, M Bonkowski, K Dumack… - The ISME …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Understanding how antibiotic resistance emerges and evolves in natural habitats is critical
for predicting and mitigating antibiotic resistance in the context of global change. Bacteria …

Tackling soil ARG‐carrying pathogens with global‐scale metagenomics

B Wang, J Xu, Y Wang, E Stirling, K Zhao… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Antibiotic overuse and the subsequent environmental contamination of residual antibiotics
poses a public health crisis via an acceleration in the spread of antibiotic resistance genes …

Antibiotic resistance: A key microbial survival mechanism that threatens public health

A Abbas, A Barkhouse, D Hackenberger, GD Wright - Cell Host & Microbe, 2024 - cell.com
Antibiotic resistance (AMR) is a global public health threat, challenging the effectiveness of
antibiotics in combating bacterial infections. AMR also represents one of the most crucial …

[HTML][HTML] Key taxa and mobilome-mediated responses co-reshape the soil antibiotic resistome under dazomet fumigation stress

H Zhang, T Shen, J Tang, H Ling, X Wu - Environment International, 2023 - Elsevier
Agrochemicals are emergingly being implicated in the widespread dissemination of
antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in agroecosystems. However, minimal research exists on …

Uncovering the prevalence and drivers of antibiotic resistance genes in soils across different land-use types

J Wu, S Guo, H Lin, K Li, Z Li, J Wang, WH Gaze… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in soil due to animal
excreta and organic waste is a major threat to human health and ecosystems, and global …

Standardization in global environmental antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) surveillance

X Mao, X Yin, Y Yang, Y Che, X Xu… - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses an increasing threat to global health. To deliberate the
distribution and transmission of environmental resistance in a wide geographic and …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotic resistance genes in integrated surface ice, cryoconite, and glacier-fed stream in a mountain glacier in Central Asia

Z Ren, H Gao - Environment International, 2024 - Elsevier
Glacier ice, cryoconite, and glacier-fed streams are interconnected features that have
important implications for the dynamics and distribution of abiotic and biotic materials …

Effects of soil habitat changes on antibiotic resistance genes and related microbiomes in paddy fields

B Han, F Yang, S Shen, M Mu, K Zhang - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The changes of paddy soil habitat profoundly affect the structure and function of soil
microorganisms, but how this process drives the growth and spread of manure-derived …

Unraveling the mystery of antibiotic resistance genes in green and red Antarctic snow

Z Ren, H Li, W Luo - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Antarctic snow is a thriving habitat for a diverse array of complex microorganisms, and can
present in different colors due to algae blooms. However, the potential role of Antarctic snow …