Catalogue of antibiotic resistome and host-tracking in drinking water deciphered by a large scale survey

Catalogue of antibiotic resistome and host-tracking in drinking water deciphered by a large scale survey

Abstract Background Excesses of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), which are regarded as emerging environmental pollutants, have been observed in various environments. The incidence of ARGs in drinking water causes potential risks to human health and receives more attention from the public. However...

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Main Authors: Liping Ma, Bing Li, Xiao-Tao Jiang, Yu-Lin Wang, Yu Xia, An-Dong Li, Tong Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Drinking water
Public health
Antibiotic resistome
Host-tracking
Horizontal gene transfer
Bacterial community
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-017-0369-0

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