Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and metal(loid) resistance genes (MRGs) coexist in organic fertilized agroecosystems based
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Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and metal(loid) resistance genes (MRGs) coexist in organic fertilized agroecosystems based on their correlations in abundance, yet evidence for the genetic linkage of ARG-MRGs co-selected by organic fertil
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Sourced from the conclusions and abstract and stated research gap of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2024 and 2026, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 132 times in total.
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Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps
- Spatial Differentiation of Heavy Metals/Metalloids, Microbial Risk Genes and Soil Microbiota in a Sulfur-Contaminated Landscape (2025) · Microorganisms · cited 6× · doi
Future research should focus on integrating bioavailability assays and mineralogical fractionation to better link metal speciation with microbial responses, as well as longitudinal and multi- omics approaches to track the dynamics of resistance and virulence genes over time.
generalconclusionsKeywords: future focus integrating bioavailability assays mineralogical fractionation better link metal speciation microbial responses well longitudinal - Organic fertilization co-selects genetically linked antibiotic and metal(loid) resistance genes in global soil microbiome (2024) · Nature Communications · cited 126× · doi
Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and metal(loid) resistance genes (MRGs) coexist in organic fertilized agroecosystems based on their correlations in abundance, yet evidence for the genetic linkage of ARG-MRGs co-selected by organic fertilization remains elusive.
generalabstractevidence 5/5Keywords: resistance genes mrgs organic antibiotic args metal loid coexist fertilized agroecosystems based correlations abundance evidence - Genome-resolved metagenomics reveals co-selection of antibiotic and metal resistance in chronically polluted industrial soils (2026) · Frontiers in Microbiology · doi
There is a lack of genome-resolved evidence from industrial soils on co-selection of antibiotic and metal resistance. Prior research has not fully characterized strain-level community composition and profiles of antibiotic resistance genes and metal resistance genes in industrially influenced soils.
generalstated research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: there lack genome-resolved evidence industrial soils co-selection antibiotic
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