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Editorial
. 2022 Nov 8:11:e83617.
doi: 10.7554/eLife.83617.

Adapt or perish

Rohan B H Williams  1
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Editorial

Adapt or perish

Rohan B H Williams. Elife. .

Abstract

Microbial communities in wastewater treatment plants provide insights into the development and mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance.

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; infectious disease; metagenomics; microbiology; microbiome; none; wastewater treatment.

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Conflict of interest statement

RW No competing interests declared

Comment on

  • doi: 10.7554/eLife.81196

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