TRACKING THE SOURCE OF ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT ESCHERICHIA COLI IN THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT IN SHIGA, JAPAN, THROUGH WHOLE-GENOME SEQUENCING

Tracking the source of antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli in the aquatic environment in Shiga, Japan, through whole-genome sequencing

Antibiotic resistance is a severe global problem afflicting the field of public health in recent years.Antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) and their antibiotic T-Shirts resistance genes (ARGs) can spread into the environment via various sources like hospital wastewater, domestic wastewater, agricultural runoff, and animal feeding operations.However

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