Plasmids have a key role in bacterial ecology and evolution because they mobilize
accessory genes by horizontal gene transfer. However, recent studies have revealed that …

Waste water and waste water treatment plants can act as reservoirs and environmental
suppliers of antibiotic resistance. They have also been proposed to be hotspots for …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has resulted in
the current COVID-19 pandemic. Worldwide this disease has infected over 2.5 million …

Sewage sludge and manure are common soil amendments in crop production; however,
their impact on the abundance and diversity of the antibiotic resistome in soil remains …

It is well established that plasmids play an important role in the dissemination of
antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes; however, little is known about the role of the …

Antibiotics are powerful drugs used in the treatment of bacterial infections. The inappropriate
use of these medicines has driven the dissemination of antibiotic resistance (AR) in most …

Plasmids are key vectors of horizontal gene transfer and essential genetic engineering tools.
They code for genes involved in many aspects of microbial biology, including detoxication …

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic-resistance genes (ARGs) are constantly
shed into the aquatic environment, with hospital wastewater potentially acting as an …

Since the first genome-scale comparisons, it has been evident that the genomes of many
species are unbound by strict vertical descent: Large differences in gene content can occur …

Antibiotics were one of the great discoveries of the 20th century. However, resistance
appeared even in the earliest years of the antibiotic era. Antibiotic resistance continues to …