Linking bacterial life strategies with the distribution pattern of antibiotic resistance genes in soil aggregates after straw addition

R Xu, Y Zhang, Y Li, J Song, Y Liang, F Chen… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Straw addition markedly affects the soil aggregates and microbial community structure.
However, its influence on the profile of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), which are likely …

Plasmid vector(s) in Bacillus thuringiensis harbor genes for insect pest control and for neglected infectious diseases in humans

GG Guerrero, JM Favela-Hernandez… - Frontiers in Tropical …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Plasmids (circular DNA molecules) represent an ingenious strategy for horizontal gene
transfer in prokaryotes and eukaryotic cells. Plasmids harbored in bacteria are responsible …

Conjugative transfer of multi-drug resistance IncN plasmids from environmental waterborne bacteria to Escherichia coli

J Guzman-Otazo, E Joffré, J Agramont… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Watersheds contaminated with municipal, hospital, and agricultural residues are recognized
as reservoirs for bacteria carrying antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). The objective of this …

Systematic investigation of recipient cell genetic requirements reveals important surface receptors for conjugative transfer of IncI2 plasmids

N Allard, A Collette, J Paquette, S Rodrigue… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Bacterial conjugation is a major horizontal gene transfer mechanism. While the functions
encoded by many conjugative plasmids have been intensively studied, the contribution of …

Prevalence of ST1049-KL5 carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae with a blaKPC-2 and blaNDM-1 co-carrying hypertransmissible IncM1 plasmid

H Liu, Y **ang, M **ong, X **ao, J Zhou, H Tian… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Infection caused by KPC and NDM carbapenemases co-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae
(KPC_NDM_CRKP) poses serious public health concerns. Here, we elucidate the …

Can antimicrobial blue light contribute to resistance development? Genome-wide analysis revealed aBL-protective genes in Escherichia coli

B Kruszewska-Naczk, M Grinholc, K Waleron… - Microbiology …, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Antimicrobial blue light (aBL) is a promising non-antibiotic approach to fighting multidrug-
resistant bacteria. However, the complete mechanism of aBL action is not fully understood …

Scaling‐up the biodiversity–ecosystem functioning relationship: the effect of environmental heterogeneity on transgressive overyielding

L Gamfeldt, JG Hagan, A Farewell, M Palm, J Warringer… - Oikos, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Knowledge of how biodiversity sustains ecosystem function comes predominantly from
studies focused on small spatial scales. Thus, we know relatively little about the role of …

[HTML][HTML] The Effect of Heavy Metals on Conjugation Efficiency of an F-Plasmid in Escherichia coli

M Palm, A Fransson, J Hultén, K Búcaro Stenman… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Conjugation, the process by which conjugative plasmids are transferred between bacteria, is
regarded as a major contributor to the spread of antibiotic resistance, in both environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Microalgae-mediated bioremediation: Metabolomic profiling and adaptive responses under amoxicillin-induced stress

B Bisht, A Hussain, A Kumar, W Ahmad, J James… - … Technology & Innovation, 2025 - Elsevier
This study examines the effects of varying concentrations (25, 50, 100, and 150 mg/L) of
Amoxicillin-3000 (AMOX), a widely prescribed beta-lactam antibiotic, on the growth of the …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals Host Factors Affecting Conjugation in Escherichia coli

L Van Wonterghem, M De Chiara, G Liti, J Warringer… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
The emergence and dissemination of antibiotic resistance threaten the treatment of common
bacterial infections. Resistance genes are often encoded on conjugative elements, which …