Abundance and dynamics of antibiotic resistance genes and integrons in lake sediment microcosms.

Antibiotic resistance in bacteria causing disease is an ever growing threat to the world. Recently, environmental bacteria have become established as important both as sources of antibiotic resistance genes and in disseminating resistance genes. Low levels of antibiotics and other pharmaceuticals ar...

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Main Authors: Björn Berglund, Ghazanfar Ali Khan, Richard Lindberg, Jerker Fick, Per-Eric Lindgren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4172728?pdf=render