Metagenomic analysis reveals houseflies as indicators for monitoring environmental antibiotic resistance genes.

ABSTRACT: Given the threat to public health posed by antibiotic resistance transmission, environmental monitoring is essential for tracking antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Houseflies, being ubiquitous organisms capable of carrying and disseminating ARGs, serve as suitable indicators for environmental monitoring. In this study, we employ metagenomic approaches to investigate housefly body surface samples from five typical sites associated with human activities. The investigation reveals microbiome diversity among the samples, along with variations in the occurrence and mobility potential of ARGs. Metagenomic analysis indicates that the composition of ARGs on housefly body surfaces is influenced by environmental ARGs, which may be enriched on the housefly body surface. The resistance genes related

SUBMITTER: Yang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11576324 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature