Antimicrobial resistance, conjugative plasmids and pathogenicity in wastewater and freshwater Escherichia spp. in Stockholm, Sweden
, were located on IncF, IncN, IncB/O/K/Z, and IncI plasmids, with IncF plasmids showing lower transfer frequencies than IncN and IncI1 conjugative plasmids. These findings identify WWTPs as a major source of MDR and pathogenic E. coli, highlighting their role in environmental dissemination.
Authors
- Enrique Joffré (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0328-518X)
- Åsa Sjöling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1529-1720)
- Geertrui Rasschaert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7200-5869)
- Kaisa Thorell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4447-8968)
- Laurens Tuts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6411-1653)
- Annie Justh de Neczpal
- Alberto J Martín-Rodríguez
Institutions
- Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ES)
- Uppsala University (SE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Instituut voor Landbouw en Visserijonderzoek (BE)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- npj Antimicrobials and Resistance
- Published
- 2026-04-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s44259-026-00208-5
- Primary Topic
- Fecal contamination and water quality
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Svenska Forskningsrådet Formas
- Vetenskapsrådet