Multi-metal contamination shapes abundance, co-occurrence, and mobility potential of resistance and virulence genes in mining-impacted soils
Qitao Zhang, Shixiong Li, Xiaobing Wang, Yuechen Sun, Jingpeng Liu, Jiefei Gao, Chengcheng Deng, Wenlong Zhao, Yixin Ma, Jinrou Quan, Qi Yin, Danyan Jian, Ruihai Zhang, Rui Qi · 2026
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Qitao Zhang and co-authors dig into soils around a metal mine to see how mixed metal pollution reshapes the genes microbes carry. Their 2026 study compares eight sites inside the mining area with four cleaner sites nearby. The team cares about genes for metal tolerance, drug resistance, and disease traits, and how easily they jump between microbes.
Gene scans showed iron, vanadium, chromium, and copper mostly boosted the variety and sharing of these genes. Nickel and zinc mostly held them back. Each metal shifted the odds of gene movement in its own way and direction. Soil traits mattered alongside the metals. The authors warn that mine pollution can quietly raise the pool of drug resistance genes in the environment.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Qitao Zhang, Shixiong Li, Xiaobing Wang, Yuechen Sun, Jingpeng Liu, Jiefei Gao, Chengcheng Deng, Wenlong Zhao, Yixin Ma, Jinrou Quan, Qi Yin, Danyan Jian, Ruihai Zhang, Rui Qi |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |