Bacterial diversity and the antimicrobial resistome in the southwestern highlands of Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT: Soil is a reservoir of microbial diversity and the most supportive habitat for acquiring and transmitting antimicrobial resistance. Resistance transfer usually occurs from animal to soil and vice versa, and it may ultimately appear in clinical pathogens. In this study, the southwestern highlands of Saudi Arabia were studied to assess the bacterial diversity and antimicrobial resistance that could be affected by the continuous development of tourism in the region. Such effects could have a long-lasting impact on the local environment and community. Culture-dependent, quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), and shotgun sequencing-based metagenomic approaches were used to evaluate the diversity, functional capabilities, and antimicrobial resistance of bacteria isolated from collected s

SUBMITTER: Yasir M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9072880 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature