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ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2026

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Serena Simoni, Andrea Brenciani, Alessandra Di Gregorio, Francesca Romana Massacci, Lucilla Cucco, Maisoor Ahmed Nafees, Saif Ud Din, Nelofar Hanif, Stefania Gorbi, Francesco Regoli and 2 more

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Article in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Serena Simoni *Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Andrea Brenciani *Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5191-3908
Alessandra Di GregorioDepartment of Life and Environmental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Francesca Romana MassacciDepartment of Research and Development, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche 'Togo Rosati', Perugia, Italy.
Lucilla CuccoDepartment of Research and Development, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche 'Togo Rosati', Perugia, Italy.
Maisoor Ahmed NafeesDepartment of Animal Sciences, Karakoram International University, Gilgit, Pakistan.
Saif Ud DinDepartment of Animal Sciences, Karakoram International University, Gilgit, Pakistan.
Nelofar HanifDepartment of Animal Sciences, Karakoram International University, Gilgit, Pakistan.
Stefania GorbiDepartment of Life and Environmental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Francesco RegoliDepartment of Life and Environmental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Eleonora GiovanettiDepartment of Life and Environmental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Carla VignaroliDepartment of Life and Environmental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0993-5967

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Environmental dissemination of antimicrobial resistance is a growing global concern. This study investigated the occurrence, genetic context, and mobility of the oxazolidinone resistance genes in enterococci isolated from high-altitude river sediments in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. A total of 17 florfenicol-resistant enterococci were recovered from 3 of the 12 sampling sites analyzed. Four multidrug-resistant strains (two IMPORTANCE: This study provides important insights into the environmental dissemination of antimicrobial resistance by demonstrating the occurrence and genetic diversity of clinically relevant resistance determinants in enterococci isolated from remote high-altitude river sediments. The findings emphasize that natural environments could serve as reservoirs and exchange hubs for antimicrobial resistance, even in ecosystems with limited direct anthropogenic impact. Therefore, integrated One Health surveillance strategies that include environmental compartments alongside human and animal populations are required to better monitor and mitigate the emergence of clinically significant resistant bacteria.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial ProteinsDrug Resistance, BacterialEnterococcusGeologic SedimentsLinezolidRiversAltitudeMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPakistanPlasmidsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial ProteinsLinezolidconjugationenterococcioptrAoxazolidinone resistance genesplasmids

Identifiers

PMID42684862
PMCPMC13599501

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