Genomic analysis of sewage from 101 countries reveals global landscape of antimicrobial resistance

Understanding the emergence, evolution, and transmission of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) is essential to combat antimicrobial resistance. Here, Munk et al. analyse ARGs in hundreds of sewage samples from 101 countries and describe regional patterns, diverse genetic environments of common ARGs,...

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Main Authors: Patrick Munk, Christian Brinch, Frederik Duus Møller, Thomas N. Petersen, Rene S. Hendriksen, Anne Mette Seyfarth, Jette S. Kjeldgaard, Christina Aaby Svendsen, Bram van Bunnik, Fanny Berglund, Global Sewage Surveillance Consortium, D. G. Joakim Larsson, Marion Koopmans, Mark Woolhouse, Frank M. Aarestrup
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34312-7