Actinomycetes are a diverse family of filamentous bacteria that produce a plethora of natural
products relevant for agriculture, biotechnology and medicine, including the majority of the …

Covering: 2000 to 2018 The antimicrobial activity of many of their natural products has
brought prominence to the Streptomycetaceae, a family of Gram-positive bacteria that …

It has become increasingly clear that low levels of antibiotics present in many environments
can select for resistant bacteria, yet the evolutionary pathways for resistance development …

Highlights•Pollution significantly increased since the industrial age and the introduction of
antimicrobial agents.•Pollution favours the selection of antibiotic resistance in the human …

Social concern has raised during the last years due to the development of antibiotic
resistance hotspots in different environmental compartments, including the edible parts of …

Since the discovery of penicillin, antibiotics have been instrumental in treating infectious
diseases. However, emerging antibiotic multi-resistance coinciding with a nearly exhausted …

Low concentrations of antibiotics have numerous effects on bacteria. However, it is unknown
whether ecological factors such as trophic interactions and spatial structuring influence the …

While the presence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in agricultural soils and products
has been firmly established, their distribution among the different plant parts and the …

Bacteria are well known for their extremely high adaptability in stressful environments. The
clinical relevance of this property is clearly illustrated by the ever-decreasing efficacy of …

The persistent emergence of multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens is leading to a decline
in the therapeutic efficacy of antibiotics, with Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) …