Unveiling the Gut Microbiota and Resistome of Wild Cotton Mice, Peromyscus gossypinus, from Heavy Metal- and Radionuclide-Contaminated Sites in the Southeastern United States

Unveiling the Gut Microbiota and Resistome of Wild Cotton Mice, Peromyscus gossypinus, from Heavy Metal- and Radionuclide-Contaminated Sites in the Southeastern United States

ABSTRACT The prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) can be driven by direct selection from antibiotic use and indirect selection from substances such as heavy metals (HMs). While significant progress has been made to characterize the influence of HMs on the enrichment and dissemination of...

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Main Authors: Jesse C. Thomas, Troy J. Kieran, John W. Finger, Natalia J. Bayona-Vásquez, Adelumola Oladeinde, James C. Beasley, John C. Seaman, J. Vaun McArthur, Olin E. Rhodes, Travis C. Glenn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021-09-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
community structure
gut microbiota
heavy metals
metal resistance
antibiotic resistance
coselection
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/Spectrum.00097-21

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