Bacterial Mercury Resistance Reveals a Robust Species-Structured Human Antimicrobial Mobilome
Carolina Lopez-Lopez, Aída Ripoll, Antonio Sánchez Valenzuela, Sabrina Llop Pérez, María-José López-Espinosa, Mònica Guxens, Mariona Bustamante, Amaia Irizar, Ziortza Barroeta, Lourdes Cirugeda, Fernando Baquero, Val F. Lanza, Teresa M. Coque
The paper investigates mercury resistance in gut microbiota of children, finding high prevalence of Hg-resistant bacteria and strong taxonomic structuring of resistance genes.
bioRxiv · Oct 7, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology