US Immigration Is Associated With Rapid and Persistent Acquisition of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in the Gut.
prospective_cohort · Level II
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Abstract
Little is known about the effect of human migration on gut microbiome antibiotic resistance gene (ARG) carriage. Using deep shotgun stool metagenomics analysis, we found a rapid increase in gut microbiome ARG richness and abundance in women from 2 independent ethnic groups relocating from Thailand to the United States.
Medical subject headings
- Emigration and Immigration
- Gastrointestinal Microbiome