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ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Metatranscriptomic Analysis Reveals Actively Expressed Antimicrobial-Resistant Genes and Their Hosts in Hospital Wastewater.

Yusuke Ota, Fei Chen, Isaac Prah, Samiratu Mahazu, Kimiyo Watanabe, Teruaki Kinoshita, Yoshiaki Gu, Yoko Nukui, Ryoichi Saito

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Article in Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Yusuke OtaDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan.
Fei ChenDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan.
Isaac PrahDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan.
Samiratu MahazuDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan.
Kimiyo WatanabeDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, Tokyo 169-0073, Japan.
Teruaki KinoshitaDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, Tokyo 169-0073, Japan.
Yoshiaki GuDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2509-1052
Yoko NukuiDepartment of Infection Control and Laboratory Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Tokyo 602-8566, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-6123-5212
Ryoichi SaitoDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3398-8572

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP20wm0125007, JP20wm0225004, JP22wm0225022Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 23H03551Morinomiyako Medical Research Foundation None
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance is a major global concern and economic threat, necessitating a reliable monitoring approach to understand its frequency and spread via the environment. Hospital wastewater serves as a critical reservoir for antimicrobial-resistant organisms; however, its role in resistance gene distribution and dissemination remains poorly understood. This study integrates metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analyses, elucidating the dynamics of antimicrobial resistance in hospital wastewater. Integrated metagenomic and metatranscriptomic sequencing were used to identify actively expressed antimicrobial-resistant genes and antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, offering comprehensive insights into antimicrobial resistance dynamics in hospital wastewater. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis revealed the presence of ampicillin, sulbactam, levofloxacin, sulfamethoxazole, and trimethoprim in the sample, which could apply selective pressure on antimicrobial resistance gene expression. While multidrug resistance genes were the most prevalent sequences in both metagenome-assembled genomes and plasmids, plasmid-derived sequences showed a high mRNA/DNA ratio, emphasizing the presence of functionally expressed antimicrobial resistance genes on plasmids rather than on chromosomes. The metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analyses revealed

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antimicrobial resistancehospital wastewatermetatranscriptomic analysis

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PMID39766512
PMCPMC11672649

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