The desire of the host to acquire antibiotic resistance genes from its guest could have driven this chain of events, he says. (scientificamerican.com)
The high overall activity of resistance genes did not cause any negative effects for the development of the wheat or its yield. (sciencedaily.com)
This is because nearly all antibiotics are based on molecules that microbes use to fight each other, so bacteria carry resistance genes in self - defence. (newscientist.com)