Fig. 6: Network visualization of bacterial taxa and their associated antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). | Nature Communications

Fig. 6: Network visualization of bacterial taxa and their associated antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs).

From: Antibiotic contamination and antimicrobial resistance dynamics in the urban sewage microbiome in India

Fig. 6

This network analysis illustrates the associations between bacterial taxa and their corresponding ARGs, as identified through shotgun metagenomic sequencing of sewage samples (n = 167). In the network diagram, red rectangular boxes represent bacterial species detected in the samples, while the colored ovals correspond to different antibiotic drug classes associated with the identified ARGs. Edges (lines) between nodes indicate the presence of specific ARGs within a given bacterial taxon, suggesting a potential reservoir for resistance against particular antibiotic classes.

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