Metagenomic Characterization of Resistance Genes in Deception Island and Their Association with Mobile Genetic Elements

• Published in: Microorganisms
• Main Authors: Andrés Santos, Felipe Burgos, Jaime Martinez-Urtaza, Leticia Barrientos
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Antarctic soils; phages; plasmids; pristine environments; Antarctic; Deception Island; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10071432

Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are undergoing a remarkably rapid geographic expansion in various ecosystems, including pristine environments such as Antarctica. The study of ARGs and environmental resistance genes (ERGs) mechanisms could provide a better understanding of their origin, evolution,...