Sewage Is the Superhighway Spreading Antibiotic Resistance Across the Planet
A major new review finds that sewage and freshwater are the dominant environmental pathways spreading antibiotic resistance genes worldwide and ...
Tag: mobile genetic elements
Drug-Resistant Superbug Gene Found Lurking in Bay of Bengal Seawater
A halotolerant Enterobacter kobei isolated from Bay of Bengal seawater carries the globally dominant ESBL gene blaCTX-M-15 in a mobilizable ...
Earthworm Guts Turn Out to Be Tiny Bioreactors That Break Down a Common Veterinary Drug in Soil
New metagenomic research shows that the earthworm gut microbiome selectively enriches bacterial genes and genera that biodegrade the persistent anthelmintic ...
Gene Swapping Shapes Life in the Deep: Kermadec Trench Microbes Adapt Through Horizontal Transfer
A new Nature Communications study shows that extensive horizontal gene transfer drives microbial adaptation and diversification in the extreme hadal ...
Microbial Dehalogenase Genes Split into Mobile Respiratory Loci and a Vast Resident Reservoir
A genomic survey of thousands of bacterial and archaeal genomes shows that reductive dehalogenase genes split into a highly mobile ...
Forest Soil Antibiotic Resistance Genes Prove Stubbornly Stable When Leaf Litter Is Removed
A metagenomic study of Chinese forest soils finds that removing leaf litter changes soil nutrients but leaves antibiotic resistance genes ...
Mobile Genetic Elements Aid Scientists in Untangling the Tree of Life
Genomes are fundamental in unlocking the mysteries of life's evolutionary history, offering insight into the sequences and mutations that define ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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