Antibiotic resistance genes in agriculture and urban influenced watersheds in southwestern British Columbia
Miguel I. Uyaguari-Díaz, Matthew A. Croxen, Zhiyao Luo, Kirby I. Cronin, Michael Chan, Waren N. Baticados, Matthew J. Nesbitt, Shaorong Li, Kristi Miller, Damion Dooley, William Hsiao, Judith L. Isaac-Renton, Patrick Tang, Natalie Prystajecky
This study identifies antibiotic resistance genes in agricultural and urban watersheds using metagenomics and qPCR, finding higher ARG abundance in impacted sites.
bioRxiv · Feb 1, 2017 · PreprintMicrobiology