Dissemination of antimicrobial resistance in microbial ecosystems through horizontal gene transfer
CJH Von Wintersdorff, J Penders… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance among pathogenic bacteria has been a
rising problem for public health in recent decades. It is becoming increasingly recognized …
rising problem for public health in recent decades. It is becoming increasingly recognized …
Good microbes, bad genes? The dissemination of antimicrobial resistance in the human microbiome
A Crits-Christoph, HA Hallowell, K Koutouvalis… - Gut …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A global rise in antimicrobial resistance among pathogenic bacteria has proved
to be a major public health threat, with the rate of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections …
to be a major public health threat, with the rate of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections …
Wastewater treatment plant resistomes are shaped by bacterial composition, genetic exchange, and upregulated expression in the effluent microbiomes
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are implicated as hotspots for the dissemination of
antibacterial resistance into the environment. However, the in situ processes governing …
antibacterial resistance into the environment. However, the in situ processes governing …
Next-generation approaches to understand and combat the antibiotic resistome
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 …
studies of the antibiotic resistome have highlighted barriers to the horizontal transfer of …
Improved annotation of antibiotic resistance determinants reveals microbial resistomes cluster by ecology
Antibiotic resistance is a dire clinical problem with important ecological dimensions. While
antibiotic resistance in human pathogens continues to rise at alarming rates, the impact of …
antibiotic resistance in human pathogens continues to rise at alarming rates, the impact of …
[HTML][HTML] Application of metagenomics in the human gut microbiome
WL Wang, SY Xu, ZG Ren, L Tao… - World journal of …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
There are more than 1000 microbial species living in the complex human intestine. The gut
microbial community plays an important role in protecting the host against pathogenic …
microbial community plays an important role in protecting the host against pathogenic …
The soil resistome: a critical review on antibiotic resistance origins, ecology and dissemination potential in telluric bacteria
Soil is a large reservoir of microbial diversity and the majority of antimicrobial compounds
used today in human and veterinary health care have been isolated from soil …
used today in human and veterinary health care have been isolated from soil …
Recent advances in function-based metagenomic screening
TR Ngara, H Zhang - Genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Metagenomes from uncultured microorganisms are rich resources for novel enzyme genes.
The methods used to screen the metagenomic libraries fall into two categories, which are …
The methods used to screen the metagenomic libraries fall into two categories, which are …
High-throughput metagenomic technologies for complex microbial community analysis: open and closed formats
Understanding the structure, functions, activities and dynamics of microbial communities in
natural environments is one of the grand challenges of 21st century science. To address this …
natural environments is one of the grand challenges of 21st century science. To address this …
The human microbiome as a reservoir of antimicrobial resistance
J Penders, EE Stobberingh, PHM Savelkoul… - Frontiers in …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
The gut microbiota is amongst the most densely populated microbial ecosystem on earth.
While the microbiome exerts numerous health beneficial functions, the high density of micro …
While the microbiome exerts numerous health beneficial functions, the high density of micro …