Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a substantial threat to human health. The widespread
prevalence of AMR is, in part, due to the horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance genes …

Antibiotic resistance is a global health challenge, involving the transfer of bacteria and
genes between humans, animals and the environment. Although multiple barriers restrict the …

The horizontal transfer of plasmids has been recognized as one of the key drivers for the
worldwide spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) across bacterial pathogens. However …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing threat to human and animal health. Progress in
molecular biology has revealed new and significant challenges for AMR mitigation given the …

Plasmids can mediate horizontal gene transfer of antibiotic resistance, virulence genes, and
other adaptive factors across bacterial populations. Here, we analyze genomic composition …

Pollution by microplastics in aquatic ecosystems is accumulating at an unprecedented scale,
emerging as a new surface for biofilm formation and gene exchange. In this study, we …

There is growing understanding that the environment plays an important role both in the
transmission of antibiotic resistant pathogens and in their evolution. Accordingly …

Plastics–microorganism interactions have aroused growing environmental and ecological
concerns. However, previous studies concentrated mainly on the direct interactions and paid …

Antibiotic resistance is a global threat to public health. The use of antibiotics at sub-inhibitory
concentrations has been recognized as an important factor in disseminating antibiotic …

Background The global spread of plasmid-borne carbapenem resistance is an ongoing
public health challenge; however, the nature of such horizontal gene transfer events among …