Environmental reservoir of resistance genes for the last resort antibiotic Cefiderocol.
Rémi Gschwind, Mehdi Bonnet, Anna Abramova, Víctor Hugo Jarquín‐Díaz, Marcus Wenne, Ulrike Löber, Nicolas Godron, Ioannis D. Kampouris, Faina Tskhay, Fouzia Naheed, Chloe Debroucker, Maximilien Bui-Hai, Ines El Aiba, Uli Klümper, Thomas Ulrich Berendonk, , Étienne Ruppé
This study identifies cefiderocol resistance genes in environmental samples using functional metagenomics, revealing beta-lactamases and mobile genetic elements.
bioRxiv · May 26, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology