Hospital and urban wastewaters shape the structure and active resistome of environmental biofilms
E. Buelow, C. Dauga, C. Carrion, H. Mathe-Hubert, S. Achaibou, M. Gaschet, T. Jove, O. Chesneau, S. P. Kennedy, M.-C. Ploy, S. Da Re, C. DAGOT
This study shows hospital and urban wastewater biofilms have distinct resistome structures and active antibiotic resistance gene expression, with hospital biofilms being a key hotspot for AMR dissemination.
bioRxiv · Jan 19, 2023Microbiology