Dead but Not Forgotten: How Extracellular DNA, Moisture, and Space Modulate the Horizontal Transfer of Extracellular Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Soil | Zendy

Heather A. Kittredge | Zendy; Kevin Dougherty | Zendy; Sarah E. Evans | Zendy

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Dead but Not Forgotten: How Extracellular DNA, Moisture, and Space Modulate the Horizontal Transfer of Extracellular Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Soil

Author(s) -

Heather A. Kittredge,

Kevin Dougherty,

Sarah E. Evans

Publication year - 2022

Publication title -

applied and environmental microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552

H-Index - 324

eISSN - 1070-6291

pISSN - 0099-2240

DOI - 10.1128/aem.02280-21

Subject(s) - horizontal gene transfer , extracellular , transformation (genetics) , bacteria , biology , gene , dna , gene transfer , soil water , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , ecology , genome

Bacterial death can release eARGs into the environment. Agricultural soils can contain upwards of 109 ARGs g−1 soil, which may facilitate the movement of eARGs from dead to live bacteria through a mechanism of horizontal gene transfer called natural transformation.

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