The production and use of antibiotics are becoming increasingly common worldwide, and
the problem of antibiotic resistance is increasing alarmingly. Drug‐resistant infections …

The emergence and global epidemic of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a serious
threat to global public health in recent years. AMR genes are shared between bacterial …

Alphaproteobacteria, which are the most abundant microorganisms of temperate oceans,
produce phage-like particles called gene transfer agents (GTAs) that mediate lateral gene …

Globally, the challenges with extensive consumption and improper disposal of antibiotics
have become a menace to public health. This anomaly has contributed to the emergence …

Gene transfer agents (GTAs) are virus-like particles encoded and produced by many
bacteria and archaea. Unlike viruses, GTAs package fragments of the host genome instead …

Wastewater treatment plants are considered as hotspots of emerging antimicrobial genes
and mobile genetic elements. We used a shotgun metagenomic approach to examine the …

Horizontal gene transfer occurs via a range of mechanisms, including transformation,
conjugation and bacteriophage transduction. Gene transfer agents (GTAs) are an …

Gene transfer agents (GTAs) are enigmatic elements that resemble small viruses and are
known to be produced during nutritional stress by some bacteria and archaea. The …

In the marine environment, surface-associated bacteria often produce an array of
antimicrobial secondary metabolites, which have predominantly been perceived as …

The processes underlying host adaptation by bacterial pathogens remain a fundamental
question with relevant clinical, ecological, and evolutionary implications. Zoonotic …