Screening of global microbiomes implies ecological boundaries impacting the distribution and dissemination of clinically relevant antimicrobial resistance genes

Qiang Lin; Basil Britto Xavier; Blaise T. F. Alako; Alex L. Mitchell; Sahaya Glingston Rajakani; Youri Glupczynski; Robert D. Finn; Guy Cochrane; Surbhi Malhotra-Kumar

doi:10.1038/s42003-022-04187-x

Communications Biology (Nov 2022)

Screening of global microbiomes implies ecological boundaries impacting the distribution and dissemination of clinically relevant antimicrobial resistance genes

Qiang Lin,
Basil Britto Xavier,
Blaise T. F. Alako,
Alex L. Mitchell,
Sahaya Glingston Rajakani,
Youri Glupczynski,
Robert D. Finn,
Guy Cochrane,
Surbhi Malhotra-Kumar

Affiliations

Qiang Lin: Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp
Basil Britto Xavier: Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp
Blaise T. F. Alako: European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus
Alex L. Mitchell: European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus
Sahaya Glingston Rajakani: Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp
Youri Glupczynski: Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp
Robert D. Finn: European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus
Guy Cochrane: European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus
Surbhi Malhotra-Kumar: Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04187-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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An extensive metagenomic analysis investigates the global distribution of antimicrobial resistance genes over different biomes, which are primarily influenced by host genera and environment rather than geographic or anthropogenic factors.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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