Global lessons from antibiotic resistance: metformin-hydrolyzing genes in transposable elements, a new threat for type II diabetic patients?
Tram Vo, Vicky Merhej, Christina Isber, Pierre Pontarotti, Fadi Bittar, Jean‐Marc Rolain
The paper investigates how metformin-degrading genes in transposable elements pose a new threat by co-selecting antibiotic resistance genes in environmental bacteria, endangering type II diabetic patients.
Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance · Sep 1, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology