ArticleMicrobiome2017
Metagenomics of urban sewage identifies an extensively shared antibiotic resistome in China.
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90 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Molecular mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria - a narrative review.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Review
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- Longitudinal replicated metagenomic analysis of biosolids-amended soils reveals enrichment of ARGs, virulence factors, and ESKAPE pathogens.npj antimicrobials and resistance · 2025Article
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- Versatile wastewater monitoring of pathogens and antimicrobial resistance enabled by metatranscriptomics and long-read metagenomics.Research square · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundAntibiotic-resistant pathogens are challenging treatment of infections worldwide. Urban sewage is potentially a major conduit for dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes into various environmental compartments. However, the diversity and abundance of such genes in wastewater are not well known.
methodsHere, seasonal and geographical distributions of antibiotic resistance genes and their host bacterial communities from Chinese urban sewage were characterized, using metagenomic analyses and 16S rRNA gene-based Illumina sequencing, respectively.
resultsIn total, 381 different resistance genes were detected, and these genes were extensively shared across China, with no geographical clustering. Seasonal variation in abundance of resistance genes was observed, with average concentrations of 3.27 × 10
conclusionsThis study provides a baseline for investigating environmental dissemination of resistance elements and raises the possibility of using the abundance of resistance genes in sewage as a tool for antibiotic stewardship.
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