Migratory birds-one major source of environmental antibiotic resistance around Qinghai Lake, China.

ABSTRACT: Migratory birds are potential transmitters of bacterial antibiotic resistance. However, their role in the environmental dissemination of bacterial antibiotic resistance and the extent of their impact on the environment are not yet clear. Qinghai Lake is one of the most important breeding and stopover ground for the migratory birds along the Central Asian Flyway. Here, we investigated the bacterial antibiotic resistance in the environment and among the migratory birds around the lake. The results of culture-based analysis of bacterial antibiotic resistance, quantitative PCR and metagenomic sequencing indicate that migratory birds are one major source of bacterial antibiotic resistance in the environment around Qinghai Lake. Network analysis reveals the co-occurrence patterns of antibiotic r

SUBMITTER: Lin Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7260505 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature