Table 3 Correlation matrix of the analysed parameters.

From: The impact of green spaces, urban settings, seasonal changes, and pollutants on dissemination of antimicrobial genes in air

Variables

aac(6’)-Ib

ermB

ermC

sul1

sul3

tetM

tetW

blaTEM

mecA

T

−0.13

−0.03

−0.49**

−0.09

0.38*

−0.26

−0.14

−0.35*

−0.01

RH

0.03

−0.11

0.23

0.29

0.18

−0.31

−0.02

0.40*

−0.04

WS

−0.19

−0.02

−0.27

−0.32

−0.10

−0.10

−0.15

−0.16

0.18

PM2.5

−0.05

0.13

0.11

0.05

−0.20

−0.30

−0.11

−0.08

−0.02

NO2

−0.03

0.20

0.22

0.00

−0.40*

−0.21

−0.17

−0.24

−0.16

SO2

0.18

0.01

0.06

−0.12

−0.22

−0.18

0.10

−0.05

−0.19

O3

0.14

−0.13

−0.46**

0.01

0.42*

−0.18

0.31

−0.07

0.14

  1. - Negative correlated; *Correlation significant at the 0.05 level; **Correlation significant at the 0.01 level; T: temperature; RH: relative humidity; WS: wind speed; ARGs: antimicrobial-resistance genes.
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