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Research News: Bacterial Energy Model Reveals How Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Spreads in Environment

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The following research news was released at Tohoku University website:
Bacterial Energy Model Reveals How Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Spreads in Environment

Paper information:
Energy allocation trade-offs among conjugative transfer, biofilm formation, and heavy metal resistance: A dynamic energy budget theory perspective
Katayoun Dadeh Amirfard, Mohan Amarasiri, Daisuke Sano*
Water Research, March 2026, 291, 125216.

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