Metagenome-assembled genomes indicate that antimicrobial resistance genes are highly prevalent among urban bacteria and multidrug and glycopeptide resistances are ubiquitous in most taxa

IntroductionEvery year, millions of deaths are associated with the increased spread of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) in bacteria. With the increasing urbanization of the global population, the spread of ARGs in urban bacteria has become a more severe threat to human health.MethodsIn this stu...

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Main Authors: Stefanía Magnúsdóttir, Joao Pedro Saraiva, Alexander Bartholomäus, Majid Soheili, Rodolfo Brizola Toscan, Junya Zhang, Ulisses Nunes da Rocha, CLUE-TERRA consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1037845/full