Soil biota, antimicrobial resistance and planetary health

The most biodiverse habitat on earth is the soil. It contains billions of bacterial cells, bioactive compounds including antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance genes (ARG).  These ARGs are transferred from soil to human through direct contact, food chain and as a transfer stop to water/air environment. In addition to this intrinsic…

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Compounding Effects of Climate Warming and Antibiotic Resistance

Injudicious use of antibiotics has led to the rapid spread of antibiotic resistant infections across the globe. Bacteria have evolved three mechanisms to survive and grow in the presence of antibiotics. Those mechanisms are tolerance, persistence and resistance. These mechanisms are modulated by environmental factors like temperature, pH and nutrient…

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