Table 1 Definitions of four more specific terms that could be used either as alternatives to, or to justify and clarify, the words hotspot, reservoir or pristine

From: Rethinking the words hotspot reservoir and pristine in the environmental dimensions of antimicrobial resistance

Term

Description

Prevalence

Measure of ARGs, ARB or Abs at a site as well as hazard associated with specific ARGs and ARB (e.g., resistance to human critical antibiotics).

Transmission

Measure of the hazard of ARGs or ARB being transmitted to humans or animals through exposure.

Evolution

Measure of the hazard of selection for resistance or horizontal gene transfer.

Connectivity

Measure of the macro links or flows between different parts of ecological and human systems.

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