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 has become an indispensably alarming menace to the global
community. The primary factors are overuse and abuse of antibiotics, lack of novel …

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 concept of the antibiotic resistome was introduced just over a decade ago, and since
then, active resistome studies have been conducted. In the present study, we describe the …

Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are crucial for horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in bacteria
and facilitate their rapid evolution and adaptation. MGEs include plasmids, integrative and …

Microorganisms associated with plants may alter the traits of the human microbiome
important for human health, but this alteration has largely been overlooked. The plant …

Plant-associated microorganisms are involved in important functions related to growth,
performance and health of their hosts. Understanding their modes of action is important for …

Antibiotic resistance is a public health problem of growing concern. Animal manure
application to soil is considered to be a main cause of the propagation and dissemination of …

Apples are among the most consumed fruits world-wide. They represent a source of direct
human exposure to bacterial communities, which is less studied. We analyzed the apple …

Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the endophytes of vegetables represent a potential
route of human exposure to the soil resistome. However, the effect of vegetable species on …