Convergent gut microbiome adaptation and pervasive antibiotic resistome in Qinghai–Tibet Plateau passerines
Our findings redefine resident passerines as sentinels of ecosystem health and bridges for cross-boundary antimicrobial resistance (AMR) spread. Mitigating global AMR thus necessitates interdisciplinary strategies targeting environmental reservoirs (e.g., regulating livestock antibiotic use) and monitoring avian-mediated gene flow.
Authors
- M. X. Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3034-3034)
- Peng Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3463-0708)
- Sheng Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1401-0923)
- Haoming Xiong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4685-0911)
- Wang Yongshun
- Jiancheng Qi
- Wenlong Wang
- Xiaodong Su
- Shunan Shi
- Long Ma
- Ke Jiang
- Shoubiao Xu
- Wei Li
- Wenxuan Peng
Institutions
- Qinghai University (CN)
- Qinghai Institute for Endemic Diease Prevention and Control (CN)
- Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (TW)
- National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Microbiology
- Published
- 2026-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1733974
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention