ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENE PROFILES IN THE SURFACE MICROLAYER AND UNDERLYING SEAWATER OF MARINE ECOSYSTEMS

Abstract

This overview synthesizes recent findings on the distribution, composition, and ecological implications of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the marine surface microlayer (SML) and underlying water (ULW). Emphasis is placed on how environmental gradients and anthropogenic pressures shape the marine resistome, particularly at the air-sea interface.