What is a resistance gene? Ranking risk in resistomes - Nature
Dec 15, 2014 · We propose rules for estimating the risks associated with genes that are present in environmental resistomes by evaluating the likelihood of their introduction into human …
An overview of the antimicrobial resistance mechanisms of ...
Apparently most pathogenic microorganisms have the capability of developing resistance to at least some antimicrobial agents. The main mechanisms of resistance are: limiting uptake of a …
Assessment of global health risk of antibiotic resistance genes
Mar 23, 2022 · Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) have accelerated microbial threats to human health in the last decade. Many genes can confer resistance, but evaluating the relative health …
Acquired Antibiotic Resistance Genes: An Overview - PMC
In this review an overview is given on antibiotic resistance (AR) mechanisms with special attentions to the AR genes described so far preceded by a short introduction on the discovery …
National Database of Antibiotic Resistant Organisms (NDARO)
To increase standardization, NCBI has developed and maintains a curated database of AMR genes and makes them available both as raw data and with an interactive web interface. To …
Antibiotic resistance genes in bacteria: Occurrence, spread ...
The origin and molecular basis of bacterial resistance is the presence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Investigations on ARGs mostly focus on the environments in which antibiotics …
Antibiotic Resistance Gene - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Resistance genes are frequently able to further evolve under variable antibiotic selection, allowing bacteria to grow when exposed to increased antibiotic concentrations, or enlarging the number …