Publications by authors named "Lifan Yue"
Article Synopsis
- Microorganisms adapt to environmental stress, but their response to long-term heavy metal contamination in natural conditions is not well understood; this study focused on the Mang River, heavily polluted for over 40 years.
- The sediment samples showed high concentrations of metals like Cr, Zn, and Pb, with two-thirds at or above moderate ecological risk levels, indicating significant impact on the microbial community and its resistance genes.
- The research revealed that a heavy metal-resistant microbiome likely developed through the spread of insertion sequences (ISs) carrying multiple metal resistance genes (MRGs), suggesting ISs play a key role in microbial adaptation to heavy metal stress.
