AUTHOR=Martiny Adam C., Martiny Jennifer B., Weihe Claudia , Field Andrew , Ellis Julie TITLE=Functional Metagenomics Reveals Previously Unrecognized Diversity of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Gulls JOURNAL=Frontiers in Microbiology VOLUME=2 YEAR=2011 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2011.00238 DOI=10.3389/fmicb.2011.00238 ISSN=1664-302X ABSTRACT=
Wildlife may facilitate the spread of antibiotic resistance (AR) between human-dominated habitats and the surrounding environment. Here, we use functional metagenomics to survey the diversity and genomic context of AR genes in gulls. Using this approach, we found a variety of AR genes not previously detected in gulls and wildlife, including class A and C β-lactamases as well as six tetracycline resistance gene types. An analysis of the flanking sequences indicates that most of these genes are present in