Characterization and source identification of antibiotic resistance genes in the sediments of an interconnected river-lake system

Antimicrobial resistance has been a global public health concern. The river-lake systems are one of the tightly connected terrestrial ecosystems and, appear to be reservoirs of antibiotic resistant genes (ARGs) and dispersal routes of resistant pathogens because they are easily impacted by human act...

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Main Authors: Haiyang Chen, Yuezhao Li, Wenchao Sun, Liuting Song, Rui Zuo, Yanguo Teng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412019337845