Water has been recognized as a reservoir for antibiotic resistance genes (ARG), where the presence of mobile genetic elements, including plasmids, favors their dissemination. It is noteworthy that nonpathogenic environmental organisms, where plasmids encoding multiple ARG are prevalent, can provide resistance to most classes of antimicrobials including beta-lactams, aminoglycosides, chloramphenicol, trimethopri...
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