Microbiota analysis of rural and urban surface waters and sediments in Bangladesh identifies human waste as driver of antibiotic resistance
R. S. McInnes, M. H. uz-Zaman, I. T. Alam, S. F. S. Ho, R. A. Moran, J. D. Clemens, M. S. Islam, W. van Schaik
The paper analyzes antibiotic resistance genes in surface waters and sediments from rural and urban areas in Bangladesh, finding that urban areas have higher levels of resistance genes linked to human gut bacteria.
bioRxiv · Feb 4, 2021Microbiology