A novel, magnetic bead-based extraction method for the isolation of antimicrobial resistance genes with a case study in river water in Malawi.

Rachel L ByrneDerek CockerGhaith AlyayyoussiMadalitso MphasaMary CharlesTamandani MandulaChristopher T WilliamsJonathan RigbyJack HearnNicholas FeaseyEmily R AdamsThomas Edwards

Published in: Journal of applied microbiology (2022)

The MagnaExtract approach offers a simple, affordable, high yielding extraction method that could be used for the detection of ARGs from river water samples in surveillance campaigns in East Africa.

Keyphrases

antimicrobial resistance
water quality
public health
genome wide
molecularly imprinted
gene expression
dna methylation
high resolution
anaerobic digestion