Fecal pollution can explain antibiotic resistance gene abundances in anthropogenically impacted environments
Increased abundance of antibiotic resistance genes in the environment may be due to selection pressure by residual antibiotics, or to contamination with resistant bacteria from human faeces. Here, Karkman et al. analyze metagenomic data and find evidence supporting the second scenario in most cases.
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Nature Portfolio
2019
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