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Recent evidence has shown that antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARG) are ubiquitous in natural environments, including sites considered pristine. To understand the origin of ARGs and their dynamics, we must first define their actual presence in the natural bacteri...

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Main Authors: Satoru eSuzuki, Mitsuko eOgo, Todd W Miller, Akiko eShimizu, Hideshige eTakada, Maria Auxilia eSiringan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00102/full