MicrobiologybioRxiv
Mixed Waste Contamination Selects for a Mobile Genetic Element Population Enriched in Multiple Heavy Metal Resistance Genes
Jennifer L Goff, Lauren M Lui, Torben N Nielsen…·Michael W W Adams
The paper analyzes MGEs from heavy metal contaminated and unimpacted subsurface regions, finding enriched HMRGs in contaminated areas associated with specific bacterial hosts.
DOI 10.1093/ismeco/ycae064