Pathogen surveillance in northern Alaskan soils with nanopore sequencing

•Antibiotic resistance is abundant in soil microbiomes

•Arctic soil components could aid in enriching antimicrobial resistant (AMR) genes aided by the co-selection of heavy metal resistant (HMR) genes

•Disturbance events (e.g., permafrost thaw, wildfire) significantly impact microbial community composition which could lead to changes in AMR abundance.

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