A global survey of arsenic-related genes in soil microbiomes

Abstract Background Environmental resistomes include transferable microbial genes. One important resistome component is resistance to arsenic, a ubiquitous and toxic metalloid that can have negative and chronic consequences for human and animal health. The distribution of arsenic resistance and meta...

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Main Authors: Taylor K. Dunivin, Susanna Y. Yeh, Ashley Shade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Biology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12915-019-0661-5