Selective spread of mobile antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater microbiomes driven by the non-antibiotic pharmaceutical carbamazepine
Eda Deniz Erdem, Bing Jhang Li, Thomas Ulrich Berendonk, Uli Klümper
This study shows that carbamazepine promotes the spread of specific antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater microbiomes through horizontal gene transfer and direct selection.
bioRxiv · Sep 9, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology