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Every fifth published metagenome is not available to science
Eckert, Ester M.; Cesare, Andrea Di; Fontaneto, Diego; Berendonk, Thomas U.; Bürgmann, Helmut; Cytryn, Eddie; Fatta-Kassinos, Despo; Franzetti, AndreaHave you ever sought to use metagenomic DNA sequences reported in scientific publications? Were you successful? Here, we reveal that metagenomes from no fewer than 20% of the papers found in our literature search, published between 2016 and 2019, were not deposited in a repository or were simply inaccessible. The proportion of inaccessible data within the literature has been increasing year-on-year. Noncomplian...
Water and sanitation: an essential battlefront in the war on antimicrobial resi...
Burgmann, Helmut; Frigon, Dominic; Gaze, William H.; Manaia, Célia M.; Pruden, Amy; Singer, Andrew C.; Smets, Barth F.; Zhang, TongWater and sanitation represent a key battlefront in combatting the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Basic water sanitation infrastructure is an essential first step towards protecting public health, thereby limiting the spread of pathogens and the need for antibiotics. AMR presents unique human health risks, meriting new risk assessment frameworks specifically adapted to water and sanitation-borne AMR....