Antibiotic resistome from the One-Health perspective: understanding and controlling antimicrobial resistance transmission

DW Kim, CJ Cha - Experimental & molecular medicine, 2021 - nature.com
The concept of the antibiotic resistome was introduced just over a decade ago, and since
then, active resistome studies have been conducted. In the present study, we describe the …

The threat of antimicrobial resistance on the human microbiome

L Brinkac, A Voorhies, A Gomez, KE Nelson - Microbial ecology, 2017 - Springer
Ubiquitous in nature, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has existed long before the golden age
of antimicrobials. While antimicrobial agents are beneficial to combat infection, their …

Maternal gut and breast milk microbiota affect infant gut antibiotic resistome and mobile genetic elements

K Pärnänen, A Karkman, J Hultman, C Lyra… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The infant gut microbiota has a high abundance of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs)
compared to adults, even in the absence of antibiotic exposure. Here we study potential …

Potential effects of horizontal gene exchange in the human gut

A Lerner, T Matthias, R Aminov - Frontiers in immunology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Many essential functions of the human body are dependent on the symbiotic microbiota,
which is present at especially high numbers and diversity in the gut. This intricate host …

Class 1 integrons as invasive species

MR Gillings - Current Opinion in Microbiology, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Clinical class 1 integrons are descended from a single, recent ancestor.•They
have rapidly spread between diverse bacteria, vertebrate hosts and countries.•This spread …

Microbiome as a tool and a target in the effort to address antimicrobial resistance

DA Relman, M Lipsitch - Proceedings of the National …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Reciprocal, intimate relationships between the human microbiome and the host immune
system are shaped by past microbial encounters and prepare the host for future ones …

Early microbiota, antibiotics and health

AM Nogacka, N Salazar, S Arboleya, M Suárez… - Cellular and molecular …, 2018 - Springer
The colonization of the neonatal digestive tract provides a microbial stimulus required for an
adequate maturation towards the physiological homeostasis of the host. This colonization …

Incompatibility group I1 (IncI1) plasmids: their genetics, biology, and public health relevance

SL Foley, PR Kaldhone, SC Ricke… - … and Molecular Biology …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacterial plasmids are extrachromosomal genetic elements that often carry antimicrobial
resistance (AMR) genes and genes encoding increased virulence and can be transmissible …

Persistence of birth mode-dependent effects on gut microbiome composition, immune system stimulation and antimicrobial resistance during the first year of life

SB Busi, L de Nies, J Habier, L Wampach… - ISME …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Caesarean section delivery (CSD) disrupts mother-to-neonate transmission of specific
microbial strains and functional repertoires as well as linked immune system priming. Here …

Microbial transmission from mother to child: improving infant intestinal microbiota development by identifying the obstacles

E Van Daele, J Knol, C Belzer - Critical reviews in microbiology, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Industrialisation has introduced several lifestyle changes and medical advancements but
their impact on intestinal microbiota acquisition is often overlooked. Even though these …