Pathogen surveillance in northern Alaskan soils with nanopore sequencing
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•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.