Watersheds contaminated with municipal, hospital, and agricultural residues are recognized
as reservoirs for bacteria carrying antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). The objective of this …

Plasmids (circular DNA molecules) represent an ingenious strategy for horizontal gene
transfer in prokaryotes and eukaryotic cells. Plasmids harbored in bacteria are responsible …

Knowledge of how biodiversity sustains ecosystem function comes predominantly from
studies focused on small spatial scales. Thus, we know relatively little about the role of …

Antibiotic resistance among bacteria is a growing global challenge. A major reason for this is
the limited progress in developing new classes of antibiotics active against Gram-negative …

Straw addition markedly affects the soil aggregates and microbial community structure.
However, its influence on the profile of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), which are likely …

Antibiotic resistance can rapidly spread through bacterial populations via bacterial
conjugation. The bacterial membrane has an important role in facilitating conjugation, thus …

Bacterial conjugation is a major horizontal gene transfer mechanism. While the functions
encoded by many conjugative plasmids have been intensively studied, the contribution of …

This study examines the effects of varying concentrations (25, 50, 100, and 150 mg/L) of
Amoxicillin-3000 (AMOX), a widely prescribed beta-lactam antibiotic, on the growth of the …

The emergence and dissemination of antibiotic resistance threaten the treatment of common
bacterial infections. Resistance genes are often encoded on conjugative elements, which …

Infection caused by KPC and NDM carbapenemases co-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae
(KPC_NDM_CRKP) poses serious public health concerns. Here, we elucidate the …