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Diversity of antibiotic resistance genes increases in urbanized lakes: a multi-tool screening

2026-01-30 public and global health Title + abstract only
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global public health threat projected to cause up to 10 million deaths annually by 2050 if no immediate action is taken. While misuse and overuse of antibiotics are the main drivers of increasing AMR, the eco-evolutionary dynamics of AMR in the environment - particularly across the urban-rural continuum - remain poorly understood. Using shotgun sequencing, we investigated urban, farm, and rural water sources in the Berlin-Brandenburg region to explore ...

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