Liping Ma

TL;DR: TetM and aminoglycoside resistance protein, the hubs of the ARG network, are proposed to be indicators to quantitatively estimate the abundance of 23 other co-occurring ARG subtypes by power functions.

TL;DR: Given the life-time inevitable exposure to microplastics, it is urgently called for a better understanding of the potential hazards of microplastic to human health.

TL;DR: This study presented evidence that the most straightforward biological origin of an ARG-species co-occurring event is a hosting relationship, and demonstrated a creative and effective network-based metagenomic approach for exploring ARG hosts and HBP indicators and assessing ARGs acquisition by HBPs in human-impacted environments where ARGs and HBPs may co-thrive.

TL;DR: A pipeline for annotating antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) based on metagenomic assembly is established to investigate ARGs and their co-occurrence with associated genetic elements and successfully establishes the relationship between ARGs, hosts, and environments.

TL;DR: This study established the pipeline for broad monitoring of intI1 in various environmental samples and scanning the ARGs carried by integrons, and supplemented knowledge on the distribution of class 1 integrons and ARG carried on mobile genetic elements, benefiting future studies on horizontal gene transfer of ARGs.