Heavy metal copper accelerates the conjugative transfer of antibiotic resistance genes in freshwater microcosms
Qing Wang, Lei Liu, Zelin Hou, Litao Wang, Dan Ma, Guang‐Fu Yang, Shaoyue Guo, Jinghui Luo, Liying Qi, Yi Luo
Topics & Concepts
MicrocosmPlasmidHeavy metalsMetalChemistryBacteriaHorizontal gene transferGene transferEnvironmental chemistryAntibioticsCopperMicrobiologyGeneBiologyGeneticsBiochemistryPhylogenetic treeOrganic chemistryPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaEthics in Clinical Research