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Global biogeography and projection of soil antibiotic resistance genes

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Zheng, Dongsheng, Yin, Guoyu, Liu, Min, Hou, Lijun, Yang, Yi, Van Boeckel, Thomas P., Zheng, Yanling, Li, Ye·2022·Science Advances

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Although edaphic antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) pose serious threats to human well-being, their spatially explicit patterns and responses to environmental constraints at the global scale are not well understood. This knowledge gap is hindering the global action plan on antibiotic resistance launched by the World Health Organization. Here, a global analysis of 1088 soil metagenomic samples detected 558 ARGs in soils, where ARG abundance in agricultural habitats was higher than that in nonagricultural habitats. Soil ARGs were mostly carried by clinical pathogens and gut microbes that mediated the control of climatic and anthropogenic factors to ARGs. We generated a global map of soil ARG abundance, where the identified microbial hosts, agricultural activities, and anthropogenic factors explained ARG hot spots in India, East Asia, Western Europe, and the United States. Our results highlight health threats from soil clinical pathogens carrying ARGs and determine regions prioritized to control soil antibiotic resistance worldwide.

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Authors
Zheng, D., Yin, G., Liu, M., Hou, L., Yang, Y., Van Boeckel, T. P., Zheng, Y., & Li, Y.
Venue
Science Advances
Published
2022-11-16
Volume
8
Issue
46
Pages
eabq8015-eabq8015
ISSN
2375-2548 (ISSN-L)
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W4309323496
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266
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60
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9.34
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journal article
Language
en
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Zheng, D., Yin, G., Liu, M., Hou, L., Yang, Y., Van Boeckel, T. P., Zheng, Y., & Li, Y. (2022). Global biogeography and projection of soil antibiotic resistance genes. Science Advances. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abq8015

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