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ArticleBMC microbiology2025

Prevalence and dynamics of antimicrobial resistance in pioneer and developing Arctic soils.

Shamik Roy, Robin A Dawson, James A Bradley, Marcela Hernández

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Article in BMC microbiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Shamik RoySchool of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9916-5651
Robin A DawsonSchool of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7635-2251
James A BradleyAix Marseille Univ, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IRD, MIO, Marseille, France.ORCID 0000-0003-3640-208X
Marcela HernándezSchool of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK. marcela.hernandez@uea.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-1041-785X

Funding

HORIZON EUROPE European Research Council 730938Natural Environment Research Council NE/X018180/1Royal Society RF\ERE\210050
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in soil is an ancient phenomenon with widespread spatial presence in terrestrial ecosystems. However, the natural processes shaping the temporal dissemination of AMR in soils are not well understood. We aimed to determine whether, how, and why AMR varies with soil age in recently deglaciated pioneer and developing Arctic soils using a space-for-time approach. Specifically, we assess how the magnitude and spread of AMR changes with soil development stages, including antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), mobile genetic elements (MGEs), and antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB). We showed that ARGs, MGEs, and ARB are present, and exhibit a non-uniform distribution in the developing soils. Their abundance generally increases with soil age but at different rates overall and across different glacier forefields. Our analyses suggest a strong positive relationship between soil age and ARGs and ARB, which we attribute to increased competition between microbes in older soils. We also observed a strong negative relationship between soil age and ARG diversity mediated by soil organic matter - suggesting facilitation due to the alleviation of nutrient limitation. These contrasting results suggest that both competition and facilitation can regulate AMR spread through time in the Arctic, but competition might be the stronger determinant of AMR spread.

Indexed as

BacteriaDrug Resistance, BacterialSoilSoil MicrobiologyAnti-Bacterial AgentsArctic RegionsEcosystemGenes, BacterialAnti-Bacterial AgentsSoilAntimicrobial resistanceArctic soilsMetagenomicsMicroorganismsSoil development

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PMID39871128
PMCPMC11771051

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