Although the rapid spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), particularly in relation to
clinical settings, is causing concern in many regions of the globe, remote, extreme …

The proliferation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the environment has potential negative
economic and health consequences. Thus, previous investigations have targeted wild …

Cell-associated ARGs in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) has been concerned,
however, cell-free ARGs in WWTPs was rarely studied. In this study, the abundances of four …

Southeast Asia has become the center of rapid industrial development and economic
growth. However, this growth has far outpaced investment in public infrastructure, leading to …

Bacteria can become resistant to antibiotics by mutation, transformation, and/or acquisition
of new genes which are normally associated with mobile elements (plasmids, transposons …

The Actinobacteria phylum is one of the oldest bacterial phyla that have a significant role in
medicine and biotechnology. There are a lot of genera in this phylum that are causing …

Fluoroquinolone antibiotics (FQs) have been used worldwide for chemotherapy, animal
husbandry, and aquaculture, and the occurrence of FQ-resistant (FQsr) bacteria in natural …

Grassland-based production systems use∼ 26% of land surface on earth. However, there
are no evaluations of these systems as a source of antibiotic pollution. This study was …

Antibiotic resistance pollution is globalizing. However, little quantitative data exists regarding
the occurrence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in Antarctica, which is central to …

Recent studies have highlighted the presence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in
Antarctica, which are typically indicative of human activity. However, these studies have …