Mixed Waste Contamination Selects for a Mobile Genetic Element Population Enriched in Multiple Heavy Metal Resistance Genes
J. L. Goff, L. M. Lui, T. N. Nielsen, F. L. Poole, H. J. Smith, K. F. Walker, T. C. Hazen, M. W. Fields, A. P. Arkin, M. 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.
bioRxiv · Nov 17, 2023Microbiology