- Article
Environmentally Relevant Concentrations of Tetracycline Promote Horizontal Transfer of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes via Plasmid-Mediated Conjugation
- Haibo Zhou,
- Zhaoxin Lu,
- Xinmei Liu,
- Xiaomei Bie,
- Feng Xue,
- Sijie Tang,
- Qiushi Feng,
- Yiyu Cheng and
- Jun Yang
The ubiquitous presence of antimicrobial-resistant organisms and antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) constitutes a major threat to global public safety. Tetracycline (TET) is a common antimicrobial agent that inhibits bacterial growth and is freque...

