Destination shapes antibiotic resistance gene acquisitions, abundance increases, and diversity changes in Dutch travelers

Destination shapes antibiotic resistance gene acquisitions, abundance increases, and diversity changes in Dutch travelers

Abstract Background Antimicrobial-resistant bacteria and their antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes can spread by hitchhiking in human guts. International travel can exacerbate this public health threat when travelers acquire AMR genes endemic to their destinations and bring them back to their home...

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Main Authors: Alaric W. D’Souza, Manish Boolchandani, Sanket Patel, Gianluca Galazzo, Jarne M. van Hattem, Maris S. Arcilla, Damian C. Melles, Menno D. de Jong, Constance Schultsz, COMBAT Consortium, Gautam Dantas, John Penders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:Genome Medicine
Subjects:
Resistome
Antibiotic resistance
Travel
mcr-1
β-Lactamases
ESBL
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13073-021-00893-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13073-021-00893-z

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