Giulia Gionchetta, Carles M Borrego, Célia M Manaia, Sara Hernando-Amado, Rafael Laso-Pérez, Jaime Villaverde, Jessica Subirats
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Abstract
Environmental antimicrobial resistance (AMR) only constitutes a meaningful risk when resistant bacteria overcome key ecological and transmission barriers to reach, persist in, and colonize susceptible hosts. By linking exposure, evolution, transmission, and ecology, our framework provides a realistic basis for assessing AMR risks across One Health compartments.
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Trends in Microbiology serves as a comprehensive, multidisciplinary forum for discussing various aspects of microbiology, spanning cell biology, immunology, genetics, evolution, virology, bacteriology, protozoology, and mycology. In the rapidly evolving field of microbiology, technological advancements, especially in genome sequencing, impact prokaryote biology from pathogens to extremophiles, influencing developments in drugs, vaccines, and industrial enzyme research.