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Zhang X, Zhao B, Zhang Y, Zhang J, Li Y, Zhong J, Diao J, Ma F, Liu H, Duan K. Sources, interactions, influencing factors and ecological risks of microplastics and antibiotic resistance genes in soil: A review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 949:175226. [PMID: 39098429 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2024] [Revised: 07/13/2024] [Accepted: 07/31/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024]
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Microplastics (MPs) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are gaining increasing attention as they pose a threat to the ecological environment and human health as emerging contaminants. MPs has been proved to be a hot spot in ARGs, and although it has been extensively studied in water environment, the results of bibliometrics statistical analysis in this paper showed that relevant studies in soil ecological environment are currently in the initial stage. In view of this, the paper provides a systematic review of the sources, interactions, influencing factors, and ecological risks associated with MPs and ARGs in soil environments. Additionally, the mechanism and influencing factors of plastisphere formation and resistance are elaborated in detail. The MPs properties, soil physicochemical properties, soil environmental factors and agricultural activities are the primarily factors affecting the interaction between MPs and ARGs in soil. Challenges and development directions of related research in the future are also prospected. It is hoped that the review could assist in a deeper comprehension and exploration of the interaction mechanism between MPs and ARGs in soil as well as the function of MPs in the transmission process of ARGs among diverse environmental media and organisms, and provide theory basis and reference for the MPs and ARGs pollution control and remediation in soil.
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- Xin Zhang
- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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Chang J, Liang J, Zhang Y, Zhang R, Fang W, Zhang H, Lam SS, Zhang P, Zhang G. Insights into the influence of polystyrene microplastics on the bio-degradation behavior of tetrabromobisphenol A in soil. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 470:134152. [PMID: 38552398 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Revised: 03/23/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Soil contamination by emerging pollutants tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) and microplastics has become a global environmental issue in recent years. However, little is known about the effect of microplastics on degradation of TBBPA in soil, especially aged microplastics. In this study, the effect of aged polystyrene (PS) microplastics on the degradation of TBBPA in soil and the mechanisms were investigated. The results suggested that the aged microplastics exhibited a stronger inhibitory effect on the degradation of TBBPA in soil than the pristine microplastics, and the degradation efficiency of TBBPA decreased by 21.57% at the aged microplastic content of 1%. This might be related to the higher TBBPA adsorption capacity of aged microplastics compared to pristine microplastics. Aged microplastics strongly altered TBBPA-contaminated soil properties, reduced oxidoreductase activity and affected microbial community composition. The decrease in soil oxidoreductase activity and relative abundance of functional microorganisms (e.g., Bacillus, Pseudarthrobacter and Sphingomonas) caused by aged microplastics interfered with metabolic pathways of TBBPA. This study indicated the importance the risk assessment and soil remediation for TBBPA-contaminated soil with aged microplastics.
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- Jianning Chang
- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control & Eco-remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Energy & Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control & Eco-remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control & Eco-remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control & Eco-remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, China
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- Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries (AKUATROP), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia; Center for Global Health Research (CGHR), Saveetha Medical College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, Chennai, India
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control & Eco-remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China.
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- School of Energy & Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China.
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Zhu Y, Ke M, Yu Z, Lei C, Liu M, Yang Y, Lu T, Zhou NY, Peijnenburg WJGM, Tang T, Qian H. Combined effects of azoxystrobin and oxytetracycline on rhizosphere microbiota of Arabidopsis thaliana. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2024; 186:108655. [PMID: 38626494 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Revised: 04/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/18/2024]
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The rhizosphere is one of the key determinants of plant health and productivity. Mixtures of pesticides are commonly used in intensified agriculture. However, the combined mechanisms underlying their impacts on soil microbiota remain unknown. The present study revealed that the rhizosphere microbiota was more sensitive to azoxystrobin and oxytetracycline, two commonly used pesticides, than was the microbiota present in bulk soil. Moreover, the rhizosphere microbiota enhanced network complexity and stability and increased carbohydrate metabolism and xenobiotic biodegradation as well as the expression of metabolic genes involved in defence against pesticide stress. Co-exposure to azoxystrobin and oxytetracycline had antagonistic effects on Arabidopsis thaliana growth and soil microbial variation by recruiting organic-degrading bacteria and regulating ABC transporters to reduce pesticide uptake. Our study explored the composition and function of soil microorganisms through amplicon sequencing and metagenomic approaches, providing comprehensive insights into the synergistic effect of plants and rhizosphere microbiota on pesticides and contributing to our understanding of the ecological risks associated with pesticide use.
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- Yuke Zhu
- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, PR China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, PR China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, PR China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, PR China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, PR China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, PR China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, and School of Life Science & Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, Leiden 2300, RA, the Netherlands; National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Center for Safety of Substances and Products, P.O. Box 1, Bilthoven, the Netherlands
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Key Laboratory for Pesticide Residue Detection of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agro-Product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, PR China.
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, PR China.
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Lin Z, Chen Y, Li G, Wei T, Li H, Huang F, Wu W, Zhang W, Ren L, Liang Y, Zhen Z, Zhang D. Change of tetracycline speciation and its impacts on tetracycline removal efficiency in vermicomposting with epigeic and endogeic earthworms. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 881:163410. [PMID: 37059136 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Revised: 03/25/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Tetracycline pollution is common in Chinese arable soils, and vermicomposting is an effective approach to accelerate tetracycline bioremediation. However, current studies mainly focus on the impacts of soil physicochemical properties, microbial degraders and responsive degradation/resistance genes on tetracycline degradation efficiencies, and limited information is known about tetracycline speciation in vermicomposting. This study explored the roles of epigeic E. fetida and endogeic A. robustus in altering tetracycline speciation and accelerating tetracycline degradation in a laterite soil. Both earthworms significantly affected tetracycline profiles in soils by decreasing exchangeable and bound tetracycline but increasing water soluble tetracycline, thereby facilitating tetracycline degradation efficiencies. Although earthworms increased soil cation exchange capacity and enhanced tetracycline adsorption on soil particles, the significantly elevated soil pH and dissolved organic carbon benefited faster tetracycline degradation, attributing to the consumption of soil organic matter and humus by earthworms. Different from endogeic A. robustus which promoted both abiotic and biotic degradation of tetracycline, epigeic E. foetida preferently accelerated abiotic tetracyline degradation. Our findings described the change of tetracycline speciation during vermicompsiting process, unraveled the mechanisms of different earthworm types in tetracycline speciation and metabolisms, and offered clues for effective vermiremediation application at tetracycline contaminated sites.
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- Zhong Lin
- College of Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, PR China; Shenzhen Research Institute of Guangdong Ocean University, Shenzhen 518108, PR China
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- College of Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, PR China
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- College of Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, PR China
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- College of Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, PR China
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- College of Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, PR China
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- College of Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, PR China
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- College of Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, PR China
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- College of Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, PR China
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- College of Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, PR China
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- College of Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, PR China
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- College of Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, PR China.
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- College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, PR China; Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, PR China.
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Wang Y, Wang X, Li Y, Liu Y, Sun Y, Xia S, Zhao J. Effects of coexistence of tetracycline, copper and microplastics on the fate of antibiotic resistance genes in manured soil. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 790:148087. [PMID: 34091329 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2021] [Revised: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The coexistence of antibiotics, heavy metals and microplastics is becoming commonplace and may affect antibiotic resistance in manured soil. The current understanding of the role of microplastics in soil with combined pollution of antibiotics, heavy metals and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) is limited. Here, the effects of the coexistence of tetracycline (TC), Cu and environmental microplastics (EM) on the fate of nine ARGs and three heavy metal resistance genes in agricultural soil were investigated by batch and microcosm experiments. EM were obtained by exposing virgin microplastics to soil environments for 80 days, which exhibited higher adsorption affinity for Cu and TC than soil particles and virgin microplastics. 1% EM in soil increased bioavailable concentrations of TC and Cu by 79-138% and 88-135%, respectively, and decreased TC dissipation from 11.79 mg kg-1 to 3.08 mg kg-1. Correspondingly, the total relative abundances of target ARGs increased by 219-348%. The significant correlations of tetG, tetB, tetQ, sul2, sul1 and intl1 with bioavailable fractions of TC and Cu in soil environments were revealed by network analysis. Moreover, scanning electron micrographs showed the special plastisphere around EM. Attributed to the biofilm generation and higher pollutant accumulation in the plastisphere, EM could be the source of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and ARGs in soil environments. Structure equation models further identified that indirect effects of EM acted a major role in the propagation of ARGs by altering soil properties, soil microbial diversity and intl1 abundance. This study revealed that EM could increase the stimulative effects of Cu and TC on antibiotic resistance and magnify the environmental risk of manure application in soil environments.
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- Yuan Wang
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, PR China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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Khan SJ, Osborn AM, Eswara PJ. Effect of Sunlight on the Efficacy of Commercial Antibiotics Used in Agriculture. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:645175. [PMID: 34140934 PMCID: PMC8203823 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.645175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Antibiotic stewardship is of paramount importance to limit the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in not only hospital settings, but also in animal husbandry, aquaculture, and agricultural sectors. Currently, large quantities of antibiotics are applied to treat agricultural diseases like citrus greening disease (CGD). The two commonly used antibiotics approved for this purpose are streptomycin and oxytetracycline. Although investigations are ongoing to understand how efficient this process is to control the spread of CGD, to our knowledge, there have been no studies that evaluate the effect of environmental factors such as sunlight on the efficacy of the above-mentioned antibiotics. We conducted a simple disc-diffusion assay to study the efficacy of streptomycin and oxytetracycline after exposure to sunlight for 7- or 14-day periods using Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis as the representative strains of Gram-negative and Gram-positive organisms, respectively. Freshly prepared discs and discs stored in the dark for 7 or 14 days served as our controls. We show that the antibiotic potential of oxytetracycline exposed to sunlight dramatically decreases over the course of 14 days against both E. coli and B. subtilis. However, the effectiveness of streptomycin was only moderately impacted by sunlight. It is important to note that antibiotics that last longer in the environment may play a deleterious role in the rise and spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Further studies are needed to substantively analyze the safety and efficacy of antibiotics used for broader environmental applications.
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- Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States
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Zhang G, Zhao Z, Yin XA, Zhu Y. Impacts of biochars on bacterial community shifts and biodegradation of antibiotics in an agricultural soil during short-term incubation. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 771:144751. [PMID: 33545472 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This study investigated the effects of applying different biochars to soil on shifts in the bacterial community, the biodegradation of antibiotics, and their relationships. In total, nine biochars were applied to agricultural soil contaminated with 16 antibiotics. Clustering analysis showed that the responses of bacteria at the genus level to biochars were highly dependent on the biochar feedstock rather than the pyrolysis temperature. Among the antibiotics tested in the study, the biodegradation percentage was lower for tetracyclines (TCs, 6-14%) than sulfonamides (SAs, 8-26%) and quinolones (QLs, 8-24%). For specific individual antibiotics from the same class with similar structures, the high adsorption affinity of soil particles for antibiotics due to hydrophobic interactions (logKow) and electrostatic interactions (pKa) resulted in low biodegradation percentages for antibiotics in the soil. The biodegradation of TCs was affected more by the biochar type (effect size: -10% to 42%) than those of QLs (-26% to 14%) and SAs (-24% to 22%). According to the relationships determined between the bacterial taxonomic composition and biodegradation of antibiotics, Steroidobacter from the phylum Proteobacteria has significant positive correlations with the biodegradation of all SAs (p < 0.01), thereby indicating that Steroidobacter had a high capacity for biodegrading SAs. Significant positive correlations were also detected (p < 0.05) between specific genera (Iamia, Parviterribacter, and Gaiella) from the phylum Actinobacteria and the biodegradation of SAs. No significant positive correlations were found between bacterial genera and the biodegradation percentages for QLs and TCs, possibly due to the specific microorganisms involved in these biodegradation processes. The results in this study provide insights into the biodegradation mechanisms of antibiotics in soil and they may facilitate the development of strategies for the bioremediation of antibiotic-contaminated soil.
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- Guixiang Zhang
- College of Environment and Safety, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi Province, China
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- College of Environment and Safety, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- College of Environment and Resources, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi Province, China.
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Ma J, Zhu D, Sheng GD, O'Connor P, Zhu YG. Soil oxytetracycline exposure alters the microbial community and enhances the abundance of antibiotic resistance genes in the gut of Enchytraeus crypticus. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 673:357-366. [PMID: 30991325 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2019] [Revised: 04/06/2019] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Gut microbiota make an important contribution to the health of soil invertebrates. Many studies have focused on effects of antibiotics on soil invertebrates. Influence from antibiotics on the gut microbiota of non-target soil fauna is rarely reported and the abundance of antibiotics resistance genes (ARGs) in the gut is poorly understood. Here, 10 μg·g-1 of oxytetracycline (OTC) (environmentally relevant concentration) was added in soil, used Enchytraeus crypticus as soil model worm was tested for the response to oxytetracycline. The results showed that although soil OTC exposure did not cause a change in E. crypticus growth, mortality or reproduction, it did result in bioaccumulation of OTC in E. crypticus body tissues. The OTC treatment induced a shift in the composition and diversity of the gut microbiota of E. crypticus when compared to the control treatment. Specifically, the relative abundance of Proteobacteria declined significantly from 52.2% to 32.4% after OTC exposure (P = 0.028), but the relative abundance of Planctomycetes was significantly elevated from 28.1% to 45.8% (P = 0.002). It is noteworthy that soil OTC exposure significantly enhanced the abundance and number of tetracycline-related ARGs in the E. crypticus gut. These results suggest that change in E. crypticus gut microbiota has potential as an indicator of soil antibiotic pollution, and E. crypticus gut may act as a receiver and mediator of ARGs resulting from soil antibiotic pollution.
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- Jun Ma
- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1799 Jimei Road, Xiamen 361021, China; State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1799 Jimei Road, Xiamen 361021, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Centre for Global Food and Resources, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1799 Jimei Road, Xiamen 361021, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China; State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
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Jiao W, Du R, Ye M, Sun M, Feng Y, Wan J, Zhao Y, Zhang Z, Huang D, Du D, Jiang X. 'Agricultural Waste to Treasure' - Biochar and eggshell to impede soil antibiotics/antibiotic resistant bacteria (genes) from accumulating in Solanum tuberosum L. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2018; 242:2088-2095. [PMID: 29945818 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.06.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2018] [Revised: 06/19/2018] [Accepted: 06/19/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Soil contamination with antibiotics and antibiotic resistant bacteria/genes (ARB/ARGs) has becoming an emerging environmental problem. Moreover, the mixed pollutants' transfer and accumulation from soil to tuberous vegetables has posed a great threat against food security and human health. In this work, the application of two absorbing materials (maize biochar and sulfate modified eggshell) was able to reduce the poisonous effect of soil antibiotics on potato root system by stimulate the dissipation of water-soluble antibiotics in soil; and also improve food quality by increasing potato starch, protein, fat, and vitamins. Meanwhile, both amendments could effectively decrease the classes and the accumulative abundance of ARB and ARGs (sulI, sulII, catI, catII, ermA, ermB) in the edible parts of potato. The lowest abundance of ARGs was detected in the biochar application treatment, with the accumulative ARG level of 8.9 × 102 and 7.2 × 102 copies mL-1 in potato peel (sull + catI + ermA) and tuberous root (sulI), respectively. It is the first study to demonstrate the feasibility of biochar and eggshell derived from agricultural wastes as green absorbing materials to reduce soil antibiotic, ARB, and ARGs accumulation risk in tuberous vegetable.
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- Wentao Jiao
- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Institute of Environment and Ecology, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China.
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- Soil Ecology Lab, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Nanjing Institute of Environmental Science, Ministry of Environmental Protection of China, Nanjing 210042, China
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- Soil Ecology Lab, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Institute of Environment and Ecology, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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Sun M, Ye M, Jiao W, Feng Y, Yu P, Liu M, Jiao J, He X, Liu K, Zhao Y, Wu J, Jiang X, Hu F. Changes in tetracycline partitioning and bacteria/phage-comediated ARGs in microplastic-contaminated greenhouse soil facilitated by sophorolipid. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2018; 345:131-139. [PMID: 29175125 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.11.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2017] [Revised: 11/18/2017] [Accepted: 11/18/2017] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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The emerging mixed contamination of antibiotics and microplastics in greenhouse soil has made the control of antibiotic resistant gene (ARG) transmission a novel challenge. In this work, surfactant sophorolipid was applied to enhance the dissipation of tetracycline (TC) and tet genes in the presence of microplastics in greenhouse soil. During 49days of incubation, soil bacteria and phages were both found to be the crucial reservoirs of ARGs. Meanwhile, microplastic's presence significantly inhibited the dissipation of TC and ARGs in the soil. However, sophorolipid application was proved to outweigh the negative impact caused by microplastic existence, and lead to the highest dissipation of soil TC and ARGs. Significant positive correlation was detected between the dissipation rate of water-soluble and exchangeable TC content and bacteria/phage co-mediated ARG levels. This also held true between the two fractions of soil TC and the ratio of ARG level in the bacteria to that in the phages (BARGs/PARGs). The opposite impacts of microplastic presence and sophorolipid amendment on the TC/ARG dissipation found in this work provides new information for understanding ARG transmission between bacteria and phages in the mixed contaminated greenhouse soil.
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- Mingming Sun
- Soil Ecology Lab, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, United States
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- Soil Ecology Lab, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Soil Ecology Lab, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- The Administrative Center for China's Agenda 21, Beijing 100038, China
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- Soil Ecology Lab, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Soil Ecology Lab, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Soil Ecology Lab, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Soil Ecology Lab, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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Shan X, Guo X, Yin Y, Miao Y, Dong H. Surface modification of graphene oxide by goethite with enhanced tylosin photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2017.01.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Sun M, Ye M, Liu K, Schwab AP, Liu M, Jiao J, Feng Y, Wan J, Tian D, Wu J, Li H, Hu F, Jiang X. Dynamic interplay between microbial denitrification and antibiotic resistance under enhanced anoxic denitrification condition in soil. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2017; 222:583-591. [PMID: 28082131 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2016] [Revised: 09/22/2016] [Accepted: 10/06/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Mixed contamination of nitrate and antibiotics/antibiotic-resistant genes (ARGs) is an emerging environmental risk to farmland soil. This is the first study to explore the role of excessive anthropogenic nitrate input in the anoxic dissipation of soil antibiotic/ARGs. During the initial 10 days of incubation, the presence of soil antibiotics significantly inhibited NO3- dissipation, N2O production rate, and denitrifying genes (DNGs) abundance in soil (p < 0.05). Between days 10 and 30, by contrast, enhanced denitrification clearly prompted the decline in antibiotic contents and ARG abundance. Significantly negative correlations were detected between DNGs and ARGs, suggesting that the higher the DNG activity, the more dramatic is the denitrification and the greater are the antibiotic dissipation and ARG abundance. This study provides crucial knowledge for understanding the mutual interaction between soil DNGs and ARGs in the enhanced anoxic denitrification condition.
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- Mingming Sun
- Soil Ecology Lab, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Soil Ecology Lab, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 88743, USA
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- Soil Ecology Lab, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Soil Ecology Lab, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Nanjing Institute of Environmental Science, Ministry of Environmental Protection of China, Nanjing 210042, China
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- Soil Ecology Lab, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Soil Ecology Lab, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Soil Ecology Lab, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Soil Ecology Lab, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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Ye M, Sun M, Feng Y, Li X, Schwab AP, Wan J, Liu M, Tian D, Liu K, Wu J, Jiang X. Calcined Eggshell Waste for Mitigating Soil Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria/Antibiotic Resistance Gene Dissemination and Accumulation in Bell Pepper. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2016; 64:5446-5453. [PMID: 27333280 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b00866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The combined accumulation of antibiotics, heavy metals, antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB)/antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in vegetables has become a new threat to human health. This is the first study to investigate the feasibility of calcined eggshells modified by aluminum sulfate as novel agricultural wastes to impede mixed contaminants from transferring to bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.). In this work, calcined eggshell amendment mitigated mixed pollutant accumulation in bell pepper significantly, enhanced the dissipation of soil tetracycline, sulfadiazine, roxithromycin, and chloramphenicol, decreased the water-soluble fractions of antibiotics, and declined the diversity of ARB/ARGs inside the vegetable. Moreover, quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis detected that ARG levels in the bell pepper fruits significantly decreased to 10(-10) copies/16S copies, indicating limited risk of ARGs transferring along the food chain. Furthermore, the restoration of soil microbial biological function suggests that calcined eggshell is an environmentally friendly amendment to control the dissemination of soil ARB/ARGs in the soil-vegetable system.
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- Mao Ye
- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Nanjing 210008, China
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- Soil Ecology Lab, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, People's Republic of China
- Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas 88743, United States
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Nanjing, Jiangsu 210014, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln , 844 North 16th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-6105, United States
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- Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas 88743, United States
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- Nanjing Institute of Environmental Science, Ministry of Environmental Protection of China , Nanjing, Jiangsu 210042, People's Republic of China
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- Soil Ecology Lab, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, People's Republic of China
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- Soil Ecology Lab, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, People's Republic of China
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- Soil Ecology Lab, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, People's Republic of China
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- Soil Ecology Lab, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Nanjing 210008, China
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Ye M, Sun M, Feng Y, Wan J, Xie S, Tian D, Zhao Y, Wu J, Hu F, Li H, Jiang X. Effect of biochar amendment on the control of soil sulfonamides, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and gene enrichment in lettuce tissues. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2016; 309:219-27. [PMID: 26896719 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.10.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2015] [Revised: 10/25/2015] [Accepted: 10/31/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Considering the potential threat of vegetables growing in antibiotic-polluted soil with high abundance of antibiotic-resistant genes (ARGs) against human health through the food chain, it is thus urgent to develop novel control technology to ensure vegetable safety. In the present work, pot experiments were conducted in lettuce cultivation to assess the impedance effect of biochar amendment on soil sulfonamides (SAs), antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB), and ARG enrichment in lettuce tissues. After 100 days of cultivation, lettuce cultivation with biochar amendment exhibited the greatest soil SA dissipation as well as the significant improvement of lettuce growth indices, with residual soil SAs mainly existing as the tightly bound fraction. Moreover, the SA contents in roots and new/old leaves were reduced by one to two orders of magnitude compared to those without biochar amendment. In addition, isolate counts for SA-resistant bacterial endophytes in old leaves and sul gene abundances in roots and old leaves also decreased significantly after biochar application. However, neither SA resistant bacteria nor sul genes were detected in new leaves. It was the first study to demonstrate that biochar amendment can be a practical strategy to protect lettuce safety growing in SA-polluted soil with rich ARB and ARGs.
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- Mao Ye
- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, PR China
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- Soil Ecology Lab, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, PR China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, PR China.
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- Nanjing Institute of Environmental Science, Ministry of Environmental Protection of China, Nanjing 210042, PR China
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- Soil Ecology Lab, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, PR China
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- Soil Ecology Lab, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Photonic and Electronic Materials, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, PR China
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- Soil Ecology Lab, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, PR China
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- Soil Ecology Lab, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, PR China
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- Soil Ecology Lab, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, PR China.
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