Highlights•There is an urgent need for environmental Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
monitoring.•E. coli are part of established human and livestock AMR surveillance …

Highlights•Collaboration and conflict between MGEs can promote and inhibit HGT•Many
genome defences are MGE-encoded, serving MGE interests and changing frequently•The …

Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) have accelerated microbial threats to human health in
the last decade. Many genes can confer resistance, but evaluating the relative health risks of …

The mobile resistance gene bla NDM encodes the NDM enzyme which hydrolyses
carbapenems, a class of antibiotics used to treat some of the most severe bacterial …

Escherichia coli ST58 has recently emerged as a globally disseminated uropathogen that
often progresses to sepsis. Unlike most pandemic extra-intestinal pathogenic E. coli …

Complete, accurate, cost-effective, and high-throughput reconstruction of bacterial genomes
for large-scale genomic epidemiological studies is currently only possible with hybrid …

Highlights•Microorganisms acquires antimicrobial resistance genes via horizontal gene
transfer.•Mobile genetic elements disseminate antimicrobial resistance genes in the food …

Abstract Background The incidence of Gram-negative bloodstream infections (BSIs),
predominantly caused by Escherichia coli and Klebsiella species, continues to increase; …

Background Aeromonas species are opportunistic pathogens distributed widely in the
ecosystem. They are known to be capable of acquiring antibiotic resistance genes, including …

Objectives We systematically reviewed studies using wastewater for AMR surveillance in
human populations, to determine:(i) evidence of concordance between wastewater-human …