Longitudinal metatranscriptomic sequencing of Southern California wastewater representing 16 million people from August 2020-21 reveals widespread transcription of antibiotic resistance genes.
J. A. Rothman, A. Saghir, S.-A. Chung, N. Boyajian, T. Dinh, J. Kim, J. Oval, V. Sharavanan, C. York, A. G. Zimmer-Faust, K. Langlois, J. A. Steele, J. F. Griffith, K. L. Whiteson
This study uses longitudinal metatranscriptomic sequencing of wastewater to track antibiotic resistance genes and microbial activity across 16 million people in Southern California.
bioRxiv · Aug 2, 2022Microbiology