Chemotactic sensing of extracellular antibiotic resistance genes enables their efficient removal by Stutzerimonas stutzeri.
The dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in wastewater environments poses a severe threat to public health. Extracellular ARGs (eARGs) persist as free DNA fragments that are refractory to efficient removal by conventional physicochemical treatment technologies. Here, we isolated Stutzerimonas stutzeri CH...