Human wastewater contamination drives the emergence of novel multidrug resistant bacteria in the Galapagos marine ecosystem.
Arnav Lal, Jade C. Riopelle, Katherine Villarin, Maya Mathur, L. López Enríquez, Rui Xiao, Naomi Phemister-Jimenez, Katherine Gilbert, Stephen D. Cole, Maddie Tilyou, Kelly P. Kennedy, Ernesto Vaca, Wilson Castillo, Michael Weisberg, Lisa M. Mattei, Daniel P. Beiting
This study maps wastewater contamination in the Galapagos and finds increased antimicrobial resistance genes and multidrug-resistant bacteria linked to human activity.
Nature Communications · Aug 4, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology