Influence of Humans on Evolution and Mobilization of Environmental Antibiotic Resistome

Influence of Humans on Evolution and Mobilization of Environmental Antibiotic Resistome

The clinical failure of antimicrobial drugs that were previously effective in controlling infectious disease is a tragedy of increasing magnitude that gravely affects human health. This resistance by pathogens is often the endpoint of an evolutionary process that began billions of years ago in non–d...

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Main Authors: William H. Gaze, Stephen M. Krone, D.G. Joakim Larsson, Xian-Zhi Li, Joseph A. Robinson, Pascal Simonet, Kornelia Smalla, Mohammed Timinouni, Ed Topp, Elizabeth M. Wellington, Gerard D. Wright, Yong-Guan Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Antimicrobial resistance
environment
horizontal gene transfer
evolution
water
soil
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/7/12-0871_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/7/12-0871_article

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