Insights into the impact of different phytoremediation strategies on antibiotic resistance genes at the metagenomic level in real scenarios.

Engineered phytoremediation strategies provide cost effective options for eliminating antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) from wastewater. However, there is a knowledge gap in understanding the impact of these phytoremediation strategies on the on the diversity and composition of ARGs as well as the key driving biotic and biological factors of ARGs at the metagenomic level in real scenarios. Through metagenomic sequencing, this study demonstrates that phytoremediation with Iris pseudacorus L.