Fig. 2: Plasmid metal and biocide resistance gene profiles. | npj Antimicrobials and Resistance

Fig. 2: Plasmid metal and biocide resistance gene profiles.

From: Communities of plasmids as strategies for antimicrobial resistance gene survival in wastewater treatment plant effluent

Fig. 2

A block of green indicates the presence of one of the different metal or biocide resistance genes on the plasmid. The inner ring describes each plasmid by name and is coloured by group. Indicative plasmids with no metal nor biocide resistance genes (only black blocks present) are included to demonstrate the presence of related plasmids lacking these genes. The phylogenetic tree shows the relatedness of the plasmids. Where multiple metal resistance genes were identified they were predominantly operons of genes conferring resistance to one metal e.g. mercury resistance and not multiple metals.

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