Cited by 1,594Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaMicrobial Natural Products and BiosynthesisPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts

Sampling the Antibiotic Resistome

D'Costa, Vanessa M., McGrann, Katherine M., Hughes, Donald W., Wright, Gerard D.·2006·Science

Abstract

Microbial resistance to antibiotics currently spans all known classes of natural and synthetic compounds. It has not only hindered our treatment of infections but also dramatically reshaped drug discovery, yet its origins have not been systematically studied. Soil-dwelling bacteria produce and encounter a myriad of antibiotics, evolving corresponding sensing and evading strategies. They are a reservoir of resistance determinants that can be mobilized into the microbial community. Study of this reservoir could provide an early warning system for future clinically relevant antibiotic resistance mechanisms.

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Authors
D'Costa, V. M., McGrann, K. M., Hughes, D. W., & Wright, G. D.
Affiliations
  • Antimicrobial Research Centre, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada, L8N 3Z5.
  • McMaster University (CA)
Corresponding author
Wright, Gerard D.
Venue
Science
Published
2006-01-20
Volume
311
Issue
5759
Pages
374-377
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W2166801599
Cited by
1,594
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26
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FWCI
38.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Medicine › Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
Keywords
antibiotic resistome, antibiotic resistance mechanisms, soil bacteria, resistance determinants, horizontal gene transfer, antibiotic biosynthesis, microbial communities, drug discovery
MeSH terms
Anti-Bacterial Agents, Ciprofloxacin, Erythromycin, Genes, Bacterial, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Molecular Sequence Data, Mutation, Rifampin, Soil Microbiology, Streptomyces, Trimethoprim Resistance, Virginiamycin, Daptomycin, Macrolides, Amino Acid Substitution, Vancomycin Resistance, Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial, Ketolides

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