The oral microbiota is a reservoir for antimicrobial resistance: resistome and phenotypic resistance characteristics of oral biofilm in health, caries, and periodontitis

• Main Authors: A. C. Anderson (Author), C. von Ohle (Author), C. Frese (Author), S. Boutin (Author), C. Bridson (Author), K. Schoilew (Author), S. A. Peikert (Author), E. Hellwig (Author), K. Pelz (Author), A. Wittmer (Author), D. Wolff (Author), A. Al-Ahmad (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an ever-growing threat to modern medicine and, according to the latest reports, it causes nearly twice as many deaths globally as AIDS or malaria. Elucidating reservoirs and dissemination routes of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) are essent...