Long-Term Temporal Stability of the Resistome in Sewage from Copenhagen
Christian Brinch, Pimlapas Leekitcharoenphon, Ana Sofia Ribeiro Duarte, Christina Aaby Svendsen, Jacob Dyring Jensen, Frank M. Aarestrup
Abstract
The Copenhagen sewage resistome is surprisingly stable in time. The implication is that, at least for cities that are comparable to Copenhagen in terms of sewer infrastructure, few or even single samples provide a robust picture of the resistome within a city.
Topics & Concepts
ResistomeMetagenomicsSewageSewerageEnvironmental sciencePopulationEnvironmental epidemiologyBiologyEcologyGeographyEnvironmental healthAntibiotic resistanceEnvironmental engineeringGeneticsGeneMedicineAntibioticsIntegronPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsSARS-CoV-2 detection and testingAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria