Ancient permafrost staphylococci carry antibiotic resistance genes

Background: Permafrost preserves a variety of viable ancient microorganisms. Some of them can be cultivated after being kept at subzero temperatures for thousands or even millions of years.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease
Main Authors:	Kashuba, Elena, Dmitriev, Alexey A., Kamal, Shady Mansour, Melefors, Ojar, Griva, Gennady, Römling, Ute, Ernberg, Ingemar, Kashuba, Vladimir, Brouchkov, Anatoli
Format:	Text
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis 2017
Subjects:	Original Article permafrost
Online Access:	http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5614383/ https://doi.org/10.1080/16512235.2017.1345574

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Summary:	Background: Permafrost preserves a variety of viable ancient microorganisms. Some of them can be cultivated after being kept at subzero temperatures for thousands or even millions of years.