Call of the wild: antibiotic resistance genes in natural environments

Heather K. Allen; Justin J. Donato; Helena Huimi Wang; Karen A. Cloud-Hansen; Julian Davies; Jo Handelsman

doi:10.1038/nrmicro2312

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Antibiotic resistanceBiologyAntibioticsHuman healthResistance (ecology)Human pathogenOne HealthGeneMicrobiologyEcologyGeneticsEnvironmental healthPublic healthMedicine

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Year: 2010
Type: review
Volume: 8
Issue: 4
Pages: 251-259
Citations: 2181
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                                    Heather K. Allen, 
                                
                                    Justin J. Donato, 
                                
                                    Helena Huimi Wang
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2010). 
                            Call of the wild: antibiotic resistance genes in natural environments. 
                            Nature Reviews Microbiology
                            , 8
                            (4)
                            , 251-259.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro2312
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro2312