Antibiotic resistance gene analyses in microbial communities: challenges and opportunities
Other text in scientific journal, 2026
Culture-independent antibiotic resistance gene analyses enable broad explorations of microbial communities but often fail to link such genes to bacterial hosts and genetic contexts. This makes assessing prevalence of resistant pathogens and likelihood of further transmission or resistance evolution uncertain.
Author
D. G. Joakim Larsson
University of Gothenburg
Carl-Fredrik Flach
University of Gothenburg
Erik Kristiansson
University of Gothenburg
Chalmers, Mathematical Sciences, Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Nature Communications
2041-1723 (ISSN) 20411723 (eISSN)
Vol. 17 1Subject Categories (SSIF 2025)
Infectious Medicine
Microbiology in the Medical Area
Microbiology
DOI
10.1038/s41467-026-71462-4
PubMed
41935036