High Arsenic Stress Enhances the Expression of Virulence Factor Genes and Pathogens in Paddy Soils via Network Restructuring and Potential Horizontal Gene Transfer
Virulence factor genes (VFGs) in soil microbiomes pose potential health risks, yet how environmental stressors drive their enrichment remains poorly understood. We integrated metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analyses with a time series microcosm experiment (6 h to 60 days) to investigate VFG responses to arsenic (A...