ReviewFEMS microbiology ecology2020
Biofilms: hot spots of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in aquatic environments, with a focus on a new HGT mechanism.
Review in FEMS microbiology ecology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 169 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- The plastisphere paradox: microplastics as engines of antimicrobial resistance and hosts for polymer degraders.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2026Review
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- The aquatic plastisphere: ecology, pathogen dissemination and antimicrobial resistance.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2026Review
- Cuttlefish Ink-Derived Melanin/MXene Composites: Boosting Stability and Unleashing Synergistic Photothermal-Mechanical Antimicrobial Effects Against Biofilms.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2026Article
- Horizontal Gene Transfer and Genome Rearrangements Shape Bacterial Adaptation for Bioremediation.Environmental microbiology · 2026Review
- The mobile resistome in the water-soil-air nexus: horizontal gene transfer and environmental dissemination of antimicrobial resistance genes.FEMS microbiology ecology · 2026Review
- Advancements in Technologies Targeting Horizontal Gene TransferRoutes to Control Drug Resistance Evolution.ACS bio & med chem Au · 2026Review
- Genome-wide analysis of biosynthetic gene clusters reveals hidden metabolic diversity in bacterial fish pathogens.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2026Article
- Combating antimicrobial resistance in aquaculture: the stakeholders survey in Nigeria.BMC veterinary research · 2026Article
- The Fate of Antibiotic Resistance Genes and Their Influential Factors During Large-Scale Cattle Manure Composting.Toxics · 2026Article
- Host-Parasite Interactions Revisited: Evidence of Horizontal Transfer of a Transposable Element Between a Snail and Its Parasite.Genome biology and evolution · 2026Article
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Biofilms in water environments are thought to be hot spots for horizontal gene transfer (HGT) of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). ARGs can be spread via HGT, though mechanisms are known and have been shown to depend on the environment, bacterial communities and mobile genetic elements. Classically, HGT mechanisms include conjugation, transformation and transduction; more recently, membrane vesicles (MVs) have been reported as DNA reservoirs implicated in interspecies HGT. Here, we review the current knowledge on the HGT mechanisms with a focus on the role of MVs and the methodological innovations in the HGT research.
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