Deciphering of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and potential abiotic indicators for the emergence of ARGs in an interconnected lake-river-reservoir system

Abstract This study aimed to decipher the patterns of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and linkages of key abiotic indicators with ARGs in an interconnected lake-river-reservoir system. The results showed that seasonal variations in the relative abundance of ARGs and mobile gene elements (MGEs) were significant (KW, p