Metagenomics-Based Analysis of the Age-Related Cumulative Effect of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Gut Microbiota

• Main Authors: Lei Wu (Author), Xinqiang Xie (Author), Ying Li (Author), Tingting Liang (Author), Haojie Zhong (Author), Jun Ma (Author), Lingshuang Yang (Author), Juan Yang (Author), Longyan Li (Author), Yu Xi (Author), Haixin Li (Author), Jumei Zhang (Author), Xuefeng Chen (Author), Yu Ding (Author), Qingping Wu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Antibiotic resistance in bacteria has become a major global health problem. One of the main reservoirs of antibiotic resistance genes is the human gut microbiota. To characterise these genes, a metagenomic approach was used. In this study, a comprehensive antibiotic resistome catalog was established...