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Understanding drivers of antibiotic resistance genes in High Arctic soil ecosystems [1]

Soils in tropical and temperate locations are known to be a sink for the genetic potential of anthropogenic-driven acquired antibiotic resistance (AR). In contrast, accumulation of acquired AR is less probable in most Polar soils, providing a platform for characterizing background resistance and establishing a benchmark for assessing AR spread. Here, high-throughput qPCR and geochemistry were used to quantify the abundance and diversity of both antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and selected mobile genetic elements (MGEs) across eight soil clusters in the Kongsfjorden region of Svalbard in the High Arctic.

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Original Source [3]

Publication Date: 
28/01/2019
Clare M.McCann [4], Beate Christgen [5], Jennifer A.Roberts & et al [6]
Environment International [7]
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Tags:
Antibiotics [8], Micro Organisms [9], Arctic [10], Health Effects [11], Soil Capability [12], Ecosystems [13]

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Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/understanding-drivers-antibiotic-resistance-genes-high-arctic-soil-ecosystems

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/understanding-drivers-antibiotic-resistance-genes-high-arctic-soil-ecosystems
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/antibiotic_resistance_Arctic.pdf
[3] http://Soils in tropical and temperate locations are known to be a sink for the genetic potential of anthropogenic-driven acquired antibiotic resistance (AR). In contrast, accumulation of acquired AR is less probable in most Polar soils, providing a platform for characterizing background resistance and establishing a benchmark for assessing AR spread. Here, high-throughput qPCR and geochemistry were used to quantify the abundance and diversity of both antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and selected mobile genetic elements (MGEs) across eight soil clusters in the Kongsfjorden region of Svalbard in the High Arctic.
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/clare-mmccann
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/beate-christgen
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jennifer-aroberts-et-al
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/environment-international
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/antibiotic
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/micro-organisms
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/arctic
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/soil-capability
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecosystems