mSystems (Jun 2021)

A Peek into the Plasmidome of Global Sewage

  • Philipp Kirstahler,
  • Frederik Teudt,
  • Saria Otani,
  • Frank M. Aarestrup,
  • Sünje Johanna Pamp

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00283-21
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 3

Abstract

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This is, to the best of our knowledge, the first study to investigate plasmidomes at a global scale using long read sequencing from complex untreated domestic sewage. Previous metagenomic surveys have detected AMR genes in a variety of environments, including sewage.