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Ferreira PFA, Rocha FI, Howe A, Barbosa DR, da Conceição Jesus E, do Amaral Sobrinho NMB, da Silva Coelho I. Chemical attributes, bacterial community, and antibiotic resistance genes are affected by intensive use of soil in agro-ecosystems of the Atlantic Forest, Southeastern Brazil. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2024; 46:123. [PMID: 38483669 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-024-01894-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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Soil is one of the largest reservoirs of microbial diversity in nature. Although soil management is vital for agricultural purposes, intensive practices can have a significant impact on fertility, microbial community, and resistome. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of an intensive soil management system on the chemical attributes, composition and structure of prevalent bacterial communities, and presence and abundance of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs). The chemical characterization, bacterial diversity and relative abundance of ARGs were evaluated in soils from areas of intensive vegetable cultivation and forests. Results indicate that levels of nutrients and heavy metals were higher in soil samples from cultivated areas. Similarly, greater enrichment and diversity of bacterial genera was detected in agricultural areas. Of the 18 target ARGs evaluated, seven were detected in studied soils. The oprD gene exhibited the highest abundance among the studied genes and was the only one that showed a significantly different prevalence between areas. The oprD gene was identified only from soil of the cultivated areas. The blaSFO, erm(36), oprD and van genes, in addition to the pH, showed greater correlation with in soil of cultivated areas, which in turn exhibited higher contents of nutrients. Thus, in addition to changes in chemical attributes and in the microbial community of the soil, intensive agricultural cultivation systems cause a modification of its resistome, reinforcing the importance of the study of antimicrobial resistance in a One Health approach.
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- Paula Fernanda Alves Ferreira
- Departament of Soil, Institute of Agronomy, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, 23897-970, Brazil
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- Mokichi Okada Research Center, Korin Agriculture and Environment, Ipeúna, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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- Departament of Soil, Institute of Agronomy, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, 23897-970, Brazil
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- Embrapa Agrobiology, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, 23891-000, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, Veterinary Institute, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, 23897-970, Brazil.
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Rodrigues Barbosa D, da Rocha Fortes Saraiva AL, Ferreira Santaren KC, da Costa Barros de Souza C, Souto Abreu Lima E, da Silva Coelho I, Moura Brasil do Amaral Sobrinho N. Influence of nutrient, toxic metal and herbicide contents on the soil bacterial communities in tropical vegetable growing areas. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART. B, PESTICIDES, FOOD CONTAMINANTS, AND AGRICULTURAL WASTES 2024; 59:88-97. [PMID: 38189415 DOI: 10.1080/03601234.2023.2301117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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The relationship between bacterial diversity and the bioavailability of nutrients, toxic metals and the herbicide oxyfluorfen in a tropical vegetable growing area was evaluated. The study was conducted in a vegetable growing area located in the mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), and samples were collected in areas of vegetable cultivation and areas of environmental reserve. Fertility analyses and determination of the pseudototal levels of toxic metals in the soil samples were performed. The profile of the soil bacterial community was determined by amplification of the 16S rRNA gene and separation by DGGE. The results showed that the levels of toxic metals and elements associated with soil fertility were higher in vegetable production areas. These differences in the physical and chemical characteristics of the soil favored the presence of a greater number of OTUs in the cultivation areas (17.3-27 OTUs) than in the areas of environmental reserve (13-22 OTUs). Therefore, this study demonstrates that the presence of toxic metals and the herbicide oxyfluorfen and the increase in fertility in soils in areas with intensive vegetable cultivation resulting from the intensive management adopted in these areas promotes a differentiation of the bacterial profiles in soils in tropical vegetable growing areas.
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- Daniele Rodrigues Barbosa
- Laboratory of Soil Chemistry and Pollution, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Institute of Agronomy, Seropédica, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Bacteriology, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Veterinary Institute, Seropédica, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Soil Chemistry and Pollution, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Institute of Agronomy, Seropédica, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Soil Chemistry and Pollution, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Institute of Agronomy, Seropédica, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Bacteriology, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Veterinary Institute, Seropédica, Brazil
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da Mota Gonçalves RG, Dos Santos CA, da Fonseca Breda FA, Lima ESA, do Carmo MGF, de Souza CDCB, do Amaral Sobrinho NMB. Cadmium and lead transfer factors to kale plants (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) grown in mountain agroecosystem and its risk to human health. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2022; 194:366. [PMID: 35426028 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-022-10035-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The aim of the present study is to assess soil Cd and Pb contamination in kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) production sites in mountain agroecosystem, as well as its potential risk to human health. The study was carried out within 24 kale-production sites located in mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). Soil, plant, and fertilizer samples were collected in all assessed properties. Pseudo-total and bioavailable soil Cd and Pb content and their concentration and amount accumulated in plants were analyzed. The recorded results were used to calculate the pollution index. Risks to human health associated with kale consumption were assessed by comparing the limits set by the Brazilian regulating agency and by calculating estimated daily intake (EDI), noncarcinogenic target hazard quotient (THQ), and carcinogenic risk factor (CRF). Soil Cd and Pb enrichment was observed. Inappropriate management adopted in the assessed sites and terrain slope and the intensive use of mineral (phosphate and potassium) and organic (poultry litter) fertilizers were the main factors contributing to increase soil Cd and Pb pseudo-total and bioavailability contents. Most Cd and Pb contents in leaves, in natura, exceed the maximum values set by the Brazilian regulating agency. The present EDI, THQ, and CRF results recorded for these metals were within the tolerable ranges.
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- Rafael Gomes da Mota Gonçalves
- Departamento de Solos, Instituto de Agronomia, Universidade Federal Rural Do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), BR-465, Km 07, Seropédica, RJ, 23897-000, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fitotecnia, Instituto de Agronomia, Universidade Federal Rural Do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), BR-465, Km 07, Seropédica, RJ, 23897-000, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Solos, Instituto de Agronomia, Universidade Federal Rural Do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), BR-465, Km 07, Seropédica, RJ, 23897-000, Brazil
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- Departamento de Solos, Instituto de Agronomia, Universidade Federal Rural Do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), BR-465, Km 07, Seropédica, RJ, 23897-000, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fitotecnia, Instituto de Agronomia, Universidade Federal Rural Do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), BR-465, Km 07, Seropédica, RJ, 23897-000, Brazil
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- Departamento de Solos, Instituto de Agronomia, Universidade Federal Rural Do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), BR-465, Km 07, Seropédica, RJ, 23897-000, Brazil
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