Rhizocarpon geographicum lichen discloses a highly diversified microbiota carrying antibiotic resistance and Persistent Organic Pollutants tolerance
A. Miral, A. Kautsky, S. Alves-Carvalho, L. Cottret, A.-Y. Guillerm-Erckelboudt, M. Buguet, I. Rouaud, S. Tranchimand, S. Tomasi, C. Bartoli
The paper investigates the microbiota of Rhizocarpon geographicum, revealing antibiotic resistance and tolerance to Persistent Organic Pollutants in associated bacteria.
bioRxiv · Jul 25, 2022Microbiology