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Li S, Ondon BS, Ho SH, Li F. Emerging soil contamination of antibiotics resistance bacteria (ARB) carrying genes (ARGs): New challenges for soil remediation and conservation. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 219:115132. [PMID: 36563979 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.115132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 12/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Soil plays a vital role as a nutrient source for microflora and plants in ecosystems. The accumulation and proliferation of antibiotics resistance bacteria (ARB) and antibiotics resistance genes (ARGs) causes emerging soil contamination and pollution, posing new challenges for soil remediation, recovery, and conservation. Fertilizer application in agriculture is one of the most important sources of ARB and ARGs contamination in soils. The recent existing techniques for the remediation of soil polluted with ARB and ARGs are very limited in terms of ARB and ARGs removal in soil. Bioelectrochemical remediation using bioelectrochemical systems such as microbial fuel cells and microbial electrolysis cells are promising technologies for the removal of ARB and ARGs in soil. Herein, diverse sources of ARB and ARGs in soil have been reviewed, their effects on soil microbial diversity have been analyzed, and the causes of ARB and ARGs rapid proliferation in soil are explained. Bioelectrochemical systems used for the remediation of soil contaminated with ARB and ARGs is still in its infancy stage and presents serious disadvantage and limits, therefore it needs to be well understood and implemented. In general, merging soil contamination of ARB and ARGs is an increasing concern threatening the soil ecosystem while the remediation technologies are still challenging. Efforts need to be made to develop new, effective, and efficient technologies for soil remediation and conservation to tackle the spread of ARB and ARGs and overcome the new challenges posed by ARB and ARGs contamination in soil.
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- Shengnan Li
- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria at the Ministry of Education, Tianjin, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China; State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150090, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria at the Ministry of Education, Tianjin, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150090, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria at the Ministry of Education, Tianjin, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China.
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Major N, Jechalke S, Nesme J, Goreta Ban S, Černe M, Sørensen SJ, Ban D, Grosch R, Schikora A, Schierstaedt J. Influence of sewage sludge stabilization method on microbial community and the abundance of antibiotic resistance genes. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2022; 154:126-135. [PMID: 36242814 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2022.09.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Revised: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Municipal sewage sludge (MSS) and other biosolids are of high interest for agriculture. These nutrient-rich organic materials can potentially serve as organic fertilizers. Besides an increase of organic matter in soil, other positive effects were shown after their application. Especially the positive influence on circular economy increased the attention paid to management of MSS in recent years. Unfortunately, the use of sewage sludge has some drawbacks. Biosolids are frequently polluted with heavy metals, xenobiotic organic compounds and industrial chemicals, which may be hazardous for the environment and humans. Here, we investigated the influence of stabilization method and the size of wastewater treatment plant on the structure of microbial communities as well as the abundance of antibiotic resistance genes (ARG) and mobile genetic elements (MGE). All tested ARG and MGE were detectable in almost all of the samples. Interestingly, the presence of MGE as well as particular heavy metals correlated positively with the presence of several ARG. We conclude that the distribution of ARG and MGE in biosolids originated from municipal wastewater treatment plants, cannot be explained by the size of the facility or the applied stabilization method. Moreover, we postulate that the presence of pollutants and long-term impacts should be assessed prior to a possible use of sewage sludge as fertilizer.
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- Nikola Major
- Institute of Agriculture and Tourism, Karla Huguesa 8, 52440 Poreč, Croatia
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- Institute for Phytopathology, Centre for BioSystems, Land Use and Nutrition, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Section of Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute of Agriculture and Tourism, Karla Huguesa 8, 52440 Poreč, Croatia
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- Section of Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute of Agriculture and Tourism, Karla Huguesa 8, 52440 Poreč, Croatia
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- Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Department Plant-Microbe Systems, Theodor-Echtermeyer-Weg 1, 14979 Großbeeren, Germany
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- Julius Kühn-Institut, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics, Messeweg 11/12, 38104 Braunschweig, Germany.
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- Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Department Plant-Microbe Systems, Theodor-Echtermeyer-Weg 1, 14979 Großbeeren, Germany
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Seetswane E, Loeto D, Muzila M, Tshekiso K, Gomba A, Baruti K, Jongman M. Phenotypic and genotypic profiling reveals a high prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from hospitals, houseflies and adjacent informal food retailers in Botswana. MICROBIOLOGY (READING, ENGLAND) 2022; 168. [PMID: 36287593 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.001213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The increasing occurrence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the environment, food and healthcare systems is a global public health concern. MRSA is reported to cause food poisoning, osteomyelitis and pyogenic infections of the skin, and consequently has been categorized as a high-priority pathogen by the World Health Organization. Here, we determined the presence of MRSA in clinical (n=56), food (n=150) and housefly samples (n=970) collected from two hospitals in Botswana. Characterization based on phenotypic (antimicrobial resistance, biofilm production) and genotypic (antimicrobial resistance genes and integrons) profiles were performed on all isolates. Of the total samples tested, 64 were positive for MRSA following conventional culture methods and PCR amplification of the mecA and mecC genes for confirmation of presumptive MRSA isolates. The confirmed isolates included 71 % (95 % CI 83.2-59.6) from clinical, 9 % (95 % CI 14--4.8) from food, and 1 % (95 % CI 1.6-0.4) collected from housefly samples. In total 89 % (n=57) isolates in the current study showed a multidrug resistance phenotype, among these, resistance to β-lactams and glycoside antibiotic classes were predominant. Genotypic characterization showed the domination of the blatem gene (95 %) followed by fox (63 %) and tetO (19 %) whilst vanA was only reported in 13 % of the isolates. Integrons were detected in 50 % (32/64) of the total MRSA isolates, and we report a high prevalence of etd gene, detected in 67 % (43/64) of the isolates followed by eta 38 % (24/64) whilst tsst-1 (3%) was the least detected genetic determinant. The genes etb and PVL were not detected in a ll the tested MRSA isolates. We provide the first report on the prevalence of MRSA isolated from the clinical-food-vector nexus harbouring biofilm and blatem genes, and antibiotic resistance profiles in Botswana. These results are significant for risk-assessment analysis and the development of improved MRSA infection prevention and control strategies.
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- Eunicah Seetswane
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Botswana, Private Bag 0022, Gaborone, Botswana
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Botswana, Private Bag 0022, Gaborone, Botswana
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Botswana, Private Bag 0022, Gaborone, Botswana
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Botswana, Private Bag 0022, Gaborone, Botswana
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- National Health Laboratory Services, National Institute of Occupational Health, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Botswana, Private Bag 0022, Gaborone, Botswana.,Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Botswana, Private Bag 0022, Gaborone, Botswana
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Lagoon, Anaerobic Digestion, and Composting of Animal Manure Treatments Impact on Tetracycline Resistance Genes. Antibiotics (Basel) 2022; 11:antibiotics11030391. [PMID: 35326854 PMCID: PMC8944653 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11030391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Revised: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/13/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Increased demand for animal protein is met by increased food animal production resulting in large quantities of manure. Animal producers, therefore, need sustainable agricultural practices to protect environmental health. Large quantities of antimicrobials are used in commercial food animal production. Consequently, antimicrobial-resistant bacteria and the resistance genes emerge and are excreted through feces. Manure management is essential for the safe disposal of animal waste. Lagoons, with or without covers, and anaerobic digesters, with the primary purpose of methane production, and composting, with the primary purpose of producing organic fertilizer, are widely used methods of manure treatment. We reviewed manure management practices and their impact on tetracycline resistance genes. Lagoons are maintained at ambient temperatures; especially uncovered lagoons are the least effective in removing tetracycline resistance genes. However, some modifications can improve the performance of lagoons: sequential use of uncovered lagoons and the use of covered lagoons resulted in a one-log reduction, while post-treatments such as biofiltration following covered lagoon treatment resulted in 3.4 log reduction. Mesophilic digestion of animal manure did not have any significant effect; only a 0.7 log reduction in tet(A) was observed in one study. While thermophilic anaerobic digesters are effective, if properly operated, they are expensive for animal producers. Aerobic thermophilic composting is a promising technology if optimized with its economic benefits. Composting of raw animal manure can result in up to a 2.5 log reduction, and postdigestion composting can reduce tetracycline resistance gene concentration by >80%. In general, manure management was not designed to mitigate antimicrobial resistance; future research is needed to optimize the economic benefits of biogas or organic fertilizer on the one hand and for the mitigation of foodborne pathogens and antimicrobial resistance on the other.
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Ondon BS, Li S, Zhou Q, Li F. Sources of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria (ARB) and Antibiotic Resistance Genes (ARGs) in the Soil: A Review of the Spreading Mechanism and Human Health Risks. REVIEWS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2021; 256:121-153. [PMID: 33948742 DOI: 10.1007/398_2020_60] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Soil is an essential part of our ecosystem and plays a crucial role as a nutrient source, provides habitat for plants and other organisms. Overuse of antibiotics has accelerated the development and dissemination of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). ARB and ARGs are recognized as emerging environmental contaminants causing soil pollution and serious risks to public health. ARB and ARGs are discharged into soils through several pathways. Application of manure in agriculture is one of the primary sources of ARB and ARGs dissemination in the soil. Different sources of contamination by ARB and ARGs were reviewed and analyzed as well as dissemination mechanisms in the soil. The effects of ARB and ARGs on soil bacterial community were evaluated. Furthermore, the impact of different sources of manure on soil microbial diversity as well as the effect of antibiotics on the development of ARB and ARGs in soils was analyzed. Human health risk assessments associated with the spreading of ARB and ARGs in soils were investigated. Finally, recommendations and mitigation strategies were proposed.
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- Brim Stevy Ondon
- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria at Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria at Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria at Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria at Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China.
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Zhang R, Gu J, Wang X, Li Y. Antibiotic resistance gene transfer during anaerobic digestion with added copper: Important roles of mobile genetic elements. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 743:140759. [PMID: 32659562 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Revised: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The abuse of heavy metals as feed additives in livestock is widespread and it might aggravate the spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the environment. However, the mechanisms that allow heavy metals to increase the transmission of ARGs in the environment remain unclear. Cu is the heavy metal present at the highest concentration in livestock manure, and thus Cu was selected to investigate the responses of ARGs to heavy metals. The effects of the microbial communities, mobile genetic elements (MGEs), and heavy metal resistance genes (HMRGs) on ARGs were determined in the presence of 75 and 227 mg L-1 Cu in a swine manure anaerobic digestion (AD) system. In the AD products, the presence of residual Cu (75 and 227 mg L-1) increased the total ARGs, HMRGs, and some MGEs, and the higher Cu selected more ARGs than the lower Cu treatment. The results demonstrated that Cu could promote the co-selection of HMRGs, ARGs, and MGEs. The different levels of Cu did not change the bacterial community composition, but they influenced the abundances of bacteria during AD. Network analysis showed that the presence of Cu increased the co-occurrence of specific bacteria containing ARGs, HMRGs, and MGEs. Furthermore, the co-occurrence of MGEs and ARGs increased greatly compared with that of HMRGs and ARGs. Therefore, compared HMRGs, the increased MGEs had the main effect on increasing of ARGs.
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- Ranran Zhang
- School of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710129, China; College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China.
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- KLACP, SKLLQG, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China
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Qin K, Wei L, Li J, Lai B, Zhu F, Yu H, Zhao Q, Wang K. A review of ARGs in WWTPs: Sources, stressors and elimination. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2020.04.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Cevidanes A, Esperón F, Di Cataldo S, Neves E, Sallaberry-Pincheira N, Millán J. Antimicrobial resistance genes in Andean foxes inhabiting anthropized landscapes in central Chile. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 724:138247. [PMID: 32268291 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Revised: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is considered an emerging public health problem. Greater AMR development rate is associated with "antibiotic-using" environments. Wildlife thriving in anthropized landscapes could be good indicators of the burden of AMR and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in these areas. The aim of this study was to determine the presence and load of ARGs in fecal swabs of wild Andean foxes (Lycalopex culpaeus) from anthropized landscapes of central Chile. DNA was extracted from samples of 72 foxes; 22 ARGs encoding resistance against 8 antibiotic groups were evaluated using qPCR. Eighteen of the 22 ARGs were found and tet(Q) (65.3%; 15/72 of the samples) was the most common gene detected. Almost half of the foxes presented a 'multiresistant microbiome' (i.e. at least three ARG encoding resistance to different groups of antimicrobials). Prevalence of tet(Q) was higher in the cold-humid season than in the warm-dry season, but not for other genes. Up to 15 and 13 ARGs were detected in the fecal samples from two additional foxes that were kept 6 and 11 days, respectively, in a clinical environment (Wildlife Rescue Center) and received antibiotic treatment. Some of the ARGs detected (e.g. mecA and blaCTX-M) in the present study are of particular concern from the public health perspective. Wild foxes seem to be good sentinels for ARG environmental burden in highly anthropized environments of central Chile.
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- Aitor Cevidanes
- PhD Program in Conservation Medicine, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, República 252, Santiago, Chile.
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- Grupo de Epidemiología y Sanidad Ambiental, Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (INIA-CISA), Madrid, Spain.
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- PhD Program in Conservation Medicine, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, República 252, Santiago, Chile
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- Grupo de Epidemiología y Sanidad Ambiental, Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (INIA-CISA), Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Rehabilitación de Fauna Silvestre, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, República 252, Santiago, Chile
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- Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, República 440, Santiago, Chile; Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2 (Universidad de Zaragoza-CITA), Miguel Servet 177, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain; Fundación ARAID, Avda. de Ranillas, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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Cheng D, Hao Ngo H, Guo W, Wang Chang S, Duc Nguyen D, Liu Y, Zhang X, Shan X, Liu Y. Contribution of antibiotics to the fate of antibiotic resistance genes in anaerobic treatment processes of swine wastewater: A review. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 299:122654. [PMID: 31917094 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2019] [Revised: 12/16/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in water environment have become a global health concern. Swine wastewater is widely considered to be one of the major contributors for promoting the proliferation of ARGs in water environments. This paper comprehensively reviews and discusses the occurrence and removal of ARGs in anaerobic treatment of swine wastewater, and contributions of antibiotics to the fate of ARGs. The results reveal that ARGs' removal is unstable during anaerobic processes, which negatively associated with the presence of antibiotics. The abundance of bacteria carrying ARGs increases with the addition of antibiotics and results in the spread of ARGs. The positive relationship was found between antibiotics and the abundance and transfer of ARGs in this review. However, it is necessary to understand the correlation among antibiotics, ARGs and microbial communities, and obtain more knowledge about controlling the dissemination of ARGs in the environment.
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- Dongle Cheng
- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NWS 2007, Australia
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- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NWS 2007, Australia; Joint Research Centre for Protective Infrastructure Technology and Environmental Green Bioprocess, Department of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin 300384, China; Department of Environmental Energy Engineering, Kyonggi University, 442-760, Republic of Korea.
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- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NWS 2007, Australia; Joint Research Centre for Protective Infrastructure Technology and Environmental Green Bioprocess, Department of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Department of Environmental Energy Engineering, Kyonggi University, 442-760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Energy Engineering, Kyonggi University, 442-760, Republic of Korea; Institution of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Viet Nam; NTT Institute of Hi-Technology, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NWS 2007, Australia
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- Joint Research Centre for Protective Infrastructure Technology and Environmental Green Bioprocess, Department of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Joint Research Centre for Protective Infrastructure Technology and Environmental Green Bioprocess, Department of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, 2205 Songhu Road, Shanghai 200438, PR China
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Alves J, Dias L, Mateus J, Marques J, Graças D, Ramos R, Seldin L, Henriques I, Silva A, Folador A. Resistome in Lake Bolonha, Brazilian Amazon: Identification of Genes Related to Resistance to Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:67. [PMID: 32117110 PMCID: PMC7010645 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Resistance to antibiotics is one of the most relevant public health concerns in the world. Aquatic environments play an important role because they are reservoirs for antibiotic resistance genes and antibiotic-resistant strains, contributing to the spread of resistance. The present study investigated the resistome in Lake Bolonha (three sampling sites) in the Amazon region using a metagenomics approach and culture-dependent methods. Whole-metagenome-based results showed that the most abundant phyla were Protobacteria, Actinobacteria, Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes and Cyanobacteria. The composition of the resistome demonstrated that the genes that confer resistance to β-lactams were prevalent at all sampling sites, followed by genes conferring resistance to aminoglycosides and tetracycline. Acquired genes encoding extended-spectrum β-lactamases (e.g., blaCTX–M) and resistance to carbapenems (e.g., blaIMP and blaVIM) were detected through metagenome analysis. Bacteria were isolated from culture medium supplemented with cefotaxime or imipenem, and isolates were identified and analyzed for their antibiotic susceptibility profiles and resistance genes. In total, 98 bacterial isolates belonging to the genera Pseudomonas (37), Acinetobacter (32), Klebsiella (13), Enterobacter (9), Pantoe (3), Stenotrophomonas (3), and Methylobacterium (1) were obtained. Among isolates, the most abundant genes were blaCTX–M (28.3%), blaSHV (22.6%) and blaTEM (18.8%) in isolates from cefotaxime-supplemented medium and blaVIM (28.8%) and blaIMP (22.2%) in isolates recovered from imipenem-supplemented medium. The genes intl1 and intl2 were detected in 19.3% and 7.1% of isolates. Antibiograms showed that 94.9% (from cefotaxime-supplemented medium) and 85.7% (from imipenem-supplemented medium) of the isolates were multidrug resistant. Besides cefotaxime and imipenem, isolates were mostly resistant to aztreonam (91.8%), amoxicillin (98.8%), ampicillin (82.6%), and nalidixic acid (77.5%). Hence, the present study demonstrates that Lake Bolonha is a reservoir of bacteria resistant to antibiotics and resistance genes, some of which are of critical importance to human health.
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- Jorianne Alves
- Laboratório de Genômica e Bioinformática, Centro De Genômica e Biologia de Sistemas, Universidade Federal Do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genômica e Bioinformática, Centro De Genômica e Biologia de Sistemas, Universidade Federal Do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genômica e Bioinformática, Centro De Genômica e Biologia de Sistemas, Universidade Federal Do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genômica e Bioinformática, Centro De Genômica e Biologia de Sistemas, Universidade Federal Do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genômica e Bioinformática, Centro De Genômica e Biologia de Sistemas, Universidade Federal Do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.,Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Genômica e Bioinformática, Centro De Genômica e Biologia de Sistemas, Universidade Federal Do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genômica e Bioinformática, Centro De Genômica e Biologia de Sistemas, Universidade Federal Do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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Blau K, Jechalke S, Smalla K. Detection, Isolation, and Characterization of Plasmids in the Environment. Methods Mol Biol 2020; 2075:39-60. [PMID: 31584153 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9877-7_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/24/2023]
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Plasmids play a major role in the bacterial adaptation to changing and stressful environmental conditions caused by antibiotics, heavy metals, and disinfectants. However, the investigation of the ecology and diversity of environmental plasmids is challenging due to their typically low abundance in soil bacterial communities and the low cultivability of their hosts. Here we discuss the potentials and limitations of cultivation-dependent and cultivation-independent approaches for detecting and quantifying plasmids in total community DNA from environmental samples. Protocols for PCR-based detection of plasmid-specific sequences in total community DNA are presented. Furthermore, protocols to obtain and characterize plasmids either from isolates (endogenous plasmid isolation) or by capturing into a recipient strain by biparental and triparental mating will be provided.
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- Khald Blau
- Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Braunschweig, Germany.
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Wu X, Pan J, Li M, Li Y, Bartlam M, Wang Y. Selective enrichment of bacterial pathogens by microplastic biofilm. WATER RESEARCH 2019; 165:114979. [PMID: 31445309 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.114979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 329] [Impact Index Per Article: 65.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2019] [Revised: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Microplastics have been found to be ubiquitous in freshwater ecosystems, providing a novel substrate for biofilm formation. Here, we incubated biofilm on microplastics and two natural substrates (rock and leaf) under a controlled environment to investigate the differences of microbial community structure, antibiotic resistance gene (ARG) profiles, and ARG microbial hosts between biofilms on three types of substrates. Results from high-throughput sequencing of 16S rRNA gene revealed that microplastic biofilm had a distinctive community structure. Network analyses suggested that microplastic biofilm possessed the highest node connected community, but with lower average path length, network diameter and modularity compared with biofilm on two natural particles. Metagenomic analyses further revealed microplastic biofilm with broad-spectrum and distinctive resistome. Specifically, according to taxonomic annotation of ARG microbial hosts, two opportunisitic human pathogens (Pseudomonas monteilii, Pseudomonas mendocina) and one plant pathogen (Pseudomonas syringae) were detected only in the microplastic biofilm, but not in biofilms formed on natural substrates. Our findings suggest that microplastic is a novel microbial niche and may serve as a vector for ARGs and pathogens to new environment in river water, generating freshwater environmental risk and exerting adverse impacts on human health.
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- Xiaojian Wu
- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria (Ministry of Education), Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria (Ministry of Education), Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- College of Life Science, Nankai University, 300071, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria (Ministry of Education), Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
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Gupta M, Lee S, Bisesi M, Lee J. Indoor Microbiome and Antibiotic Resistance on Floor Surfaces: An Exploratory Study in Three Different Building Types. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 16:ijerph16214160. [PMID: 31661921 PMCID: PMC6862025 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16214160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Revised: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 10/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Floor materials in indoor environments are known to be reservoirs of microbes. We focused on examining bacterial community composition, antibiotic resistance (AR) and microbial source tracking (MST) of fecal bacteria on the floor surfaces. Swab samples were collected from carpet and vinyl floors in three different buildings (medical, veterinary, and office buildings) from high and low traffic areas. Bacterial communities were determined with 16S rRNA sequencing, and AR (tetracycline (tetQ), sulfonamide, and carbapenem (KPC)) and MST (human-, canine-, avian-, and ruminant-specific fecal bacteria) were examined with quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The results show that Proteobacteria and Actinobacteria were the most abundant phyla. Traffic level significantly affected the number of operational taxonomic units. Traffic level was a key factor for distinctive bacterial community in the medical center. Targeted ARGs were detected from all buildings and tetQ concentration was related with traffic level, and KPC was only detected from the medical center. Most of the floor surfaces showed the presence of dog-specific fecal bacteria (83%) followed by bird-specific fecal bacteria (75%). The results suggest that traffic levels affected the bacterial levels and fecal contamination is prevalent on the floor surfaces. This is the first study that reports KPC presence on the floor surfaces.
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- Mridula Gupta
- College of public Health, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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- College of public Health, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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- College of public Health, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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- College of public Health, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
- Department of Food Science and Technology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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McKinney CW, Dungan RS, Moore A, Leytem AB. Occurrence and abundance of antibiotic resistance genes in agricultural soil receiving dairy manure. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2019; 94:4817531. [PMID: 29360961 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiy010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2017] [Accepted: 01/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Animal manures are commonly used to enhance soil fertility, but there are growing concerns over the impact of this practice on the development and dissemination of antibiotic resistance. The aim of this field study was to determine the effect of annual dairy manure applications on the occurrence and abundance of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in an agricultural soil during four years of crop production. Treatments included (i) control (no fertilizer or manure), (ii) inorganic fertilizer and (iii) dairy manure at three application rates. Quantitative PCR was used to determine absolute (per g dry soil) and relative (per 16S rRNA gene) abundances of ARGs in DNA extracted from soils. Six ARGs and one class 1 integron were targeted. This study found that (i) manure application increases ARG abundances above background soil levels; (ii) the higher the manure application rate, the higher the ARG abundance in soil; (iii) the amount of manure applied is more important than reoccurring annual applications of the same amount of manure; (iv) absolute abundance and occurrence of ARGs decreases with increasing soil depth, but relative abundances remained constant. This study demonstrated that dairy manure applications to soil significantly increase the abundance of clinically relevant ARGs when compared to control and inorganic fertilized plots.
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- Chad W McKinney
- USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research Laboratory, Kimberly, ID 83341, USA
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- USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research Laboratory, Kimberly, ID 83341, USA
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- University of Idaho, Twin Falls Research and Extension Center, Twin Falls, ID 83303, USA
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- USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research Laboratory, Kimberly, ID 83341, USA
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Blau K, Bettermann A, Jechalke S, Fornefeld E, Vanrobaeys Y, Stalder T, Top EM, Smalla K. The Transferable Resistome of Produce. mBio 2018; 9:e01300-18. [PMID: 30401772 PMCID: PMC6222124 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01300-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Produce is increasingly recognized as a reservoir of human pathogens and transferable antibiotic resistance genes. This study aimed to explore methods to characterize the transferable resistome of bacteria associated with produce. Mixed salad, arugula, and cilantro purchased from supermarkets in Germany were analyzed by means of cultivation- and DNA-based methods. Before and after a nonselective enrichment step, tetracycline (TET)-resistant Escherichia coli were isolated and plasmids conferring TET resistance were captured by exogenous plasmid isolation. TET-resistant E. coli isolates, transconjugants, and total community DNA (TC-DNA) from the microbial fraction detached from leaves or after enrichment were analyzed for the presence of resistance genes, class 1 integrons, and various plasmids by real-time PCR and PCR-Southern blot hybridization. Real-time PCR primers were developed for IncI and IncF plasmids. TET-resistant E. coli isolated from arugula and cilantro carried IncF, IncI1, IncN, IncHI1, IncU, and IncX1 plasmids. Three isolates from cilantro were positive for IncN plasmids and blaCTX-M-1 From mixed salad and cilantro, IncF, IncI1, and IncP-1β plasmids were captured exogenously. Importantly, whereas direct detection of IncI and IncF plasmids in TC-DNA failed, these plasmids became detectable in DNA extracted from enrichment cultures. This confirms that cultivation-independent DNA-based methods are not always sufficiently sensitive to detect the transferable resistome in the rare microbiome. In summary, this study showed that an impressive diversity of self-transmissible multiple resistance plasmids was detected in bacteria associated with produce that is consumed raw, and exogenous capturing into E. coli suggests that they could transfer to gut bacteria as well.IMPORTANCE Produce is one of the most popular food commodities. Unfortunately, leafy greens can be a reservoir of transferable antibiotic resistance genes. We found that IncF and IncI plasmids were the most prevalent plasmid types in E. coli isolates from produce. This study highlights the importance of the rare microbiome associated with produce as a source of antibiotic resistance genes that might escape cultivation-independent detection, yet may be transferred to human pathogens or commensals.
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- Khald Blau
- Julius Kühn-Institut, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Julius Kühn-Institut, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Justus Liebig University Giessen, Institute for Phytopathology, Gießen, Germany
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- Julius Kühn-Institut, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA
- Institute for Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Studies, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA
- Institute for Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Studies, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA
- Institute for Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Studies, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA
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- Julius Kühn-Institut, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Braunschweig, Germany
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De Mulder T, Rasschaert G, Van Coillie E, Van den Meersche T, Haegeman A, Ruttink T, de Wiele TV, Heyndrickx M. Impact of Cross-Contamination Concentrations of Doxycycline Hyclate on the Microbial Ecosystem in an Ex Vivo Model of the Pig's Cecum. Microb Drug Resist 2018; 25:304-315. [PMID: 30234420 DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2018.0034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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AIMS Cross-contamination of feed with antibiotics causes pigs to become unintentionally exposed to low concentrations of antibiotics. This study investigates the effect of residues of doxycycline hyclate (DOX) in an ex vivo model of the intestinal tract of pigs, focusing on the microbial community, microbial activity, and the enrichment of resistant bacteria and resistance genes. RESULTS The effect of three concentrations DOX were tested; 1 and 4 mg/L correspond to the intestinal concentrations when pigs are fed a compound feed containing 3% of a therapeutic dose, and a reference concentration of 16 mg/L. These were continuously administered to a chemostat, simulating the microbial ecosystem of the pig cecum and inoculated with cecal content of organically grown pigs. The administration of even the lowest DOX concentration caused a significant decrease in bacterial activity, while the microbial community profile appeared to remain unaffected by any of the concentrations. A concentration of 1 mg/L DOX caused minor selection pressure for tetracycline-resistant Escherichia coli but no other groups enumerated with plate cultivation, while 4 mg/L induced major enrichment of tetracycline-resistant E. coli, Enterobacteriaceae and total anaerobes. High abundances of tet(Q), tet(M), tet(W), tet(O), and tet(B) were detected in the inoculum and also before antibiotic administration in the chemostat and did not significantly increase during administration of 1 and 4 mg/L DOX. Only 16 mg/L DOX caused minor enrichments. CONCLUSIONS Cross-contamination concentrations of doxycycline, as a result of cross-contamination, cause a selection pressure for resistant bacteria and negatively affect microbial activity.
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- Thijs De Mulder
- 1 Technology and Food Science Unit, Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO) , Melle, Belgium .,2 Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology (Cmet), Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University , Ghent, Belgium
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- 1 Technology and Food Science Unit, Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO) , Melle, Belgium
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- 1 Technology and Food Science Unit, Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO) , Melle, Belgium
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- 1 Technology and Food Science Unit, Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO) , Melle, Belgium .,3 Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University , Merelbeke, Belgium
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- 4 Plant Sciences Unit, Institute for Agriculture and Fisheries Research (ILVO) , Melle, Belgium
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- 4 Plant Sciences Unit, Institute for Agriculture and Fisheries Research (ILVO) , Melle, Belgium
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- 2 Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology (Cmet), Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University , Ghent, Belgium
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- 1 Technology and Food Science Unit, Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO) , Melle, Belgium .,3 Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University , Merelbeke, Belgium
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Guo T, Lou C, Zhai W, Tang X, Hashmi MZ, Murtaza R, Li Y, Liu X, Xu J. Increased occurrence of heavy metals, antibiotics and resistance genes in surface soil after long-term application of manure. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 635:995-1003. [PMID: 29710621 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2018] [Revised: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 04/14/2018] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of long-term application of pig manure on the accumulation of heavy metals, antibiotics and ARGs in surface soil sampled from the Jiaxing long-term field experimental site with three manure treatments, N-PM (0 kg/ha/y, dw), L-PM (7720 kg/ha/y, dw), and H-PM (11,580 kg/ha/y, dw), in 2013 and 2014. The results showed that most serious metal pollution of Zn and Cu was recorded in all manured samples in both years, and their contents exceeded the soil quality standards. Among the three tetracyclines, chlortetracycline was the predominant antibiotic detected with a range of 3.04-98.03 μg·kg-1 in 2013 and 28.67-344.74 μg·kg-1 in 2014 after long-term pig manure application. Q-PCR results showed that the average accumulation of ribosomal protection protein genes (tetM, tetO, tetQ and tetW) was lower than most of the efflux pump genes (tetA and tetG). The abundance of tet and sul genes of those sites with manure application was significantly higher than that of sites without manure application in both years. Metagenomics analysis of ARGs revealed that the abundance of multidrug resistance genes was the most abundant subtype, followed by fluoroquinolone, bacitracin, sulfonamide and tetracycline. There was a positive correlation between the levels of ARGs; soil organic matter, antibiotics, Cu, As, and Zn levels in both years. These results may shed light on the mechanism underlining the effects of long-term manure application on the occurrence and dissemination of ARGs in surface soil.
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- Ting Guo
- Institute of Soil, Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Soil, Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Soil, Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Soil, Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Center for Climate Research and Development, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad Campus, Park Road, Chak Shahzad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Center for Climate Research and Development, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad Campus, Park Road, Chak Shahzad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Institute of Soil, Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Soil, Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- Institute of Soil, Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Keen PL, Knapp CW, Hall KJ, Graham DW. Seasonal dynamics of tetracycline resistance gene transport in the Sumas River agricultural watershed of British Columbia, Canada. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 628-629:490-498. [PMID: 29453178 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2017] [Revised: 01/26/2018] [Accepted: 01/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Environmental transport of contaminants that can influence the development of antibiotic resistance in bacteria is an important concern in the management of ecological and human health risks. Agricultural regions are locales where practices linked to food crop and livestock production can introduce contaminants that could alter the selective pressures for the development of antibiotic resistance in microbiota. This is important in regions where the use of animal manure or municipal biosolids as waste and/or fertilizer could influence selection for antibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacterial species. To investigate the environmental transport of contaminants that could lead to the development of antibiotic resistance in bacteria, a watershed with one of the highest levels of intensity of agricultural activity in Canada was studied; the Sumas River located 60 km east of Vancouver, British Columbia. This two-year assessment monitored four selected tetracycline resistance genes (tet(O), tet(M), tet(Q), tet(W)) and water quality parameters (temperature, specific conductivity, turbidity, suspended solids, nitrate, phosphate and chloride) at eight locations across the watershed. The tetracycline resistance genes (Tcr) abundances in the Sumas River network ranged between 1.47 × 102 and 3.49 × 104 copies/mL and ranged between 2.3 and 6.9 copies/mL in a control stream (located far from agricultural activities) for the duration of the study. Further, Tcr abundances that were detected in the wet season months ranged between 1.3 × 103 and 2.29 × 104 copies/mL compared with dry season months (ranging between 0.6 and 31.2 copies/mL). Highest transport rates between 1.67 × 1011 and 1.16 × 1012 copies/s were observed in November 2005 during periods of high rainfall. The study showed that elevated concentrations of antibiotic resistance genes in the order of 102-104 copies/mL can move through stream networks in an agricultural watershed but seasonal variations strongly influenced specific transport patterns of these genes.
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- Patricia L Keen
- Department of Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V5l 3B6, Canada.
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- Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XJ, UK
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V5l 3B6, Canada
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- School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
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Pan M, Chu LM. Occurrence of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes in soils from wastewater irrigation areas in the Pearl River Delta region, southern China. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 624:145-152. [PMID: 29258031 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2017] [Revised: 12/01/2017] [Accepted: 12/01/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The occurrence and distribution of tetracycline (TC) and sulfamethazine (SMZ), and the corresponding antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) were investigated in six agricultural sites in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region in southern China. Irrigation water and irrigated soils at two different depths (0-10 and 10-20cm) were analyzed. The total concentrations of TC and SMZ in irrigation water ranged from 69.3 to 234ng/L and from 4.00 to 58.2ng/L, respectively, while the total concentrations of TC and SMZ in irrigated soils ranged from 5.00 to 21.9μg/kg and from 1.30 to 4.20μg/kg, respectively. After long-term irrigation with domestic and fishpond wastewater in the field, the residual TC and SMZ and their corresponding ARGs in soils were significantly higher in fishpond-irrigated soils (Dongguan and Shenzhen) than in domestic wastewater-irrigated soils (Foshan, Guangzhou, Huizhou and Zhongshan). The concentrations of antibiotics and their ARGs were significantly higher in irrigation water than in irrigated soils, which indicated that wastewater was the primary source of antibiotics in the soil environments. The domestic and fishpond wastewater were important repositories of antibiotics and their ARGs, which require effective treatment before their discharge into the environment. Other factors such as soil physicochemical properties, manure application, irrigation water sources and cropping patterns also affect the antibiotic concentrations and ARG abundances. The residual antibiotic concentrations statistically correlated with the corresponding ARGs in irrigation water and irrigated soils, both of which decreased with increasing soil depth, indicating that the concentration of antibiotics in the environment exerted a selection pressure on the microorganisms in the environment.
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- Min Pan
- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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Giebułtowicz J, Tyski S, Wolinowska R, Grzybowska W, Zaręba T, Drobniewska A, Wroczyński P, Nałęcz-Jawecki G. Occurrence of antimicrobial agents, drug-resistant bacteria, and genes in the sewage-impacted Vistula River (Poland). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:5788-5807. [PMID: 29235021 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-0861-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2017] [Accepted: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Antimicrobial agents (antimicrobials) are a group of therapeutic and hygienic agents that either kill microorganisms or inhibit their growth. Their occurrence in surface water may reveal harmful effects on aquatic biota and challenge microbial populations. Recently, there is a growing concern over the contamination of surface water with both antimicrobial agents and multidrug-resistant bacteria. The aim of the study was the determination of the presence of selected antimicrobials at specific locations of the Vistula River (Poland), as well as in tap water samples originating from the Warsaw region. Analysis was performed using the liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry method. In addition, the occurrence of drug-resistant bacteria and resistance genes was determined using standard procedures. This 2-year study is the first investigation of the simultaneous presence of antimicrobial agents, drug-resistant bacteria, and genes in Polish surface water. In Poland, relatively high concentrations of macrolides are observed in both surface and tap water. Simultaneous to the high macrolide levels in the environment, the presence of the erm B gene, coding the resistance to macrolides, lincosamides, and streptogramin, was detected in almost all sampling sites. Another ubiquitous gene was int1, an element of the 5'-conserved segment of class 1 integrons that encode site-specific integrase. Also, resistant isolates of Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis and Gram-negative bacteria were recovered. Multidrug-resistant bacteria isolates of Gram-negative and Enterococcus were also detected. The results show that wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) are the main source of most antimicrobials, resistant bacteria, and genes in the aquatic environment, probably due to partial purification during wastewater treatment processes.
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- Joanna Giebułtowicz
- Department of Bioanalysis and Drugs Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Warsaw, 1 Banacha Street, 02097, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Warsaw, 1 Banacha Street, 02097, Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Antibiotics and Microbiology, National Medicines Institute, 30/34 Chelmska Street, 00725, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Warsaw, 1 Banacha Street, 02097, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Antibiotics and Microbiology, National Medicines Institute, 30/34 Chelmska Street, 00725, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Antibiotics and Microbiology, National Medicines Institute, 30/34 Chelmska Street, 00725, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Warsaw, 1 Banacha Street, 02097, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Bioanalysis and Drugs Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Warsaw, 1 Banacha Street, 02097, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Warsaw, 1 Banacha Street, 02097, Warsaw, Poland
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Ma L, Li B, Jiang XT, Wang YL, Xia Y, Li AD, Zhang T. Catalogue of antibiotic resistome and host-tracking in drinking water deciphered by a large scale survey. MICROBIOME 2017; 5:154. [PMID: 29179769 PMCID: PMC5704573 DOI: 10.1186/s40168-017-0369-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2017] [Accepted: 11/02/2017] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Excesses of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), which are regarded as emerging environmental pollutants, have been observed in various environments. The incidence of ARGs in drinking water causes potential risks to human health and receives more attention from the public. However, ARGs harbored in drinking water remain largely unexplored. In this study, we aimed at establishing an antibiotic resistome catalogue in drinking water samples from a wide range of regions and to explore the potential hosts of ARGs. RESULTS A catalogue of antibiotic resistome in drinking water was established, and the host-tracking of ARGs was conducted through a large-scale survey using metagenomic approach. The drinking water samples were collected at the point of use in 25 cities in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, South Africa, Singapore and the USA. In total, 181 ARG subtypes belonging to 16 ARG types were detected with an abundance range of 2.8 × 10-2 to 4.2 × 10-1 copies of ARG per cell. The highest abundance was found in northern China (Henan Province). Bacitracin, multidrug, aminoglycoside, sulfonamide, and beta-lactam resistance genes were dominant in drinking water. Of the drinking water samples tested, 84% had a higher ARG abundance than typical environmental ecosystems of sediment and soil. Metagenomic assembly-based host-tracking analysis identified Acidovorax, Acinetobacter, Aeromonas, Methylobacterium, Methyloversatilis, Mycobacterium, Polaromonas, and Pseudomonas as the hosts of ARGs. Moreover, potential horizontal transfer of ARGs in drinking water systems was proposed by network and Procrustes analyses. CONCLUSIONS The antibiotic resistome catalogue compiled using a large-scale survey provides a useful reference for future studies on the global surveillance and risk management of ARGs in drinking water. .
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- Liping Ma
- Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China
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- Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China.
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Blau K, Casadevall L, Wolters B, Van den Meersche T, Kreuzig R, Smalla K, Jechalke S. Soil texture-depending effects of doxycycline and streptomycin applied with manure on the bacterial community composition and resistome. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2017; 94:4566514. [DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fix145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2016] [Accepted: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Khald Blau
- Julius Kühn-Institut – Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants (JKI), Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics, Messeweg 11-12, 38104 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Julius Kühn-Institut – Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants (JKI), Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics, Messeweg 11-12, 38104 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Julius Kühn-Institut – Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants (JKI), Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics, Messeweg 11-12, 38104 Braunschweig, Germany
- Technische Universität Braunschweig, Institut für Ökologische und Nachhaltige Chemie, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research, Technology and Food Science Unit - Food safety, Brusselsesteenweg 370, 9090 Melle, Belgium
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- Technische Universität Braunschweig, Institut für Ökologische und Nachhaltige Chemie, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Julius Kühn-Institut – Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants (JKI), Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics, Messeweg 11-12, 38104 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Julius Kühn-Institut – Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants (JKI), Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics, Messeweg 11-12, 38104 Braunschweig, Germany
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Yi X, Tran NH, Yin T, He Y, Gin KYH. Removal of selected PPCPs, EDCs, and antibiotic resistance genes in landfill leachate by a full-scale constructed wetlands system. WATER RESEARCH 2017; 121:46-60. [PMID: 28511040 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2017] [Revised: 04/27/2017] [Accepted: 05/04/2017] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Landfill leachate could be a significant source of emerging contaminants (ECs) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) into the environment. This study provides the first information on the occurrence of selected ECs and ARGs in raw leachate from 16-year old closed landfill site in Singapore. Among the investigated ECs, acetaminophen (ACT), bisphenol A (BPA), clofibric acid (CA), caffeine (CF), crotamiton (CTMT), diclofenac (DCF), N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET), gemfibrozil (GFZ), lincomycin (LIN), salicylic acid (SA), and sulfamethazine (SMZ) were the most frequently detected compounds in raw landfill leachate. The concentrations of detected ECs in raw landfill leachate varied significantly, from below quantification limit to 473,977 ng/L, depending on the compound. In this study, Class I integron (intl1) gene and ten ARGs were detected in raw landfill leachate. Sulfonamide resistance (sul1, sul2, and dfrA), aminoglycoside resistance (aac6), tetracycline resistance (tetO), quinolone resistance (qnrA), and intl1 were ubiquitously present in raw landfill leachate. Other resistance genes, such as beta-lactam resistance (blaNMD1, blaKPC, and blaCTX) and macrolide-lincosamide resistance (ermB) were also detected, detection frequency of <50%. The removal of target ECs and ARGs by a full-scale hybrid constructed wetland (CW) was also evaluated. The vast majority of ECs exhibited excellent removal efficiencies (>90%) in the investigated hybrid CW system. This hybrid CW system was also found to be effective in the reduction of several ARGs (intl1, sul1, sul2, and qnrA). Aeration lagoons and reed beds appeared to be the most important treatment units of the hybrid CW for removing the majority of ECs from the leachate.
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- Xinzhu Yi
- NUS Environmental Research Institute, National University of Singapore, 5A Engineering Drive 1, T-Lab Building, Singapore 117411, Singapore
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- NUS Environmental Research Institute, National University of Singapore, 5A Engineering Drive 1, T-Lab Building, Singapore 117411, Singapore.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, 1 Engineering Drive 2, Singapore 117576, Singapore
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, 1 Engineering Drive 2, Singapore 117576, Singapore; NUS Environmental Research Institute, National University of Singapore, 5A Engineering Drive 1, T-Lab Building, Singapore 117411, Singapore.
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Chen CQ, Zheng L, Zhou JL, Zhao H. Persistence and risk of antibiotic residues and antibiotic resistance genes in major mariculture sites in Southeast China. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2017; 580:1175-1184. [PMID: 27998655 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.12.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2016] [Revised: 11/30/2016] [Accepted: 12/12/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Antibiotics are widely used in mariculture industry, and this study attempts to determine the extent of water and sediment pollution by antibiotic residues in 13 major mariculture sites in China. Through chemical and molecular biology analysis, the results showed that the total concentrations of sulfonamides and tetracyclines were in the range 62.0-373.8ngL-1 and 0.2-259.1ngL-1 respectively in water samples, and in the range 0.19-1.59ngg-1 dry weight and 3.45-74.84ngg-1 dry weight respectively, in sediments samples. The occurrence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) was detected in all sites. Compared with the tetracyclines resistance genes, the absolute copy number and relative abundance of the sulfonamides resistance genes were 4.3 times and 2.3 times higher in water and sediment from the mariculture sites, with the dominant resistance genes being sul2. The abundance of sul3 in the water phase was significantly correlated with the concentrations of sulfamerazine, while the abundance of sul2 in the sediment phase was significantly with sulfadiazine concentrations. The abundance of tetM in the sediment phase was significantly correlated with the concentrations of oxytetracycline. The findings demonstrate the persistence of antibiotic residues and ARGs in major mariculture sites in Southeast China.
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- C Q Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
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Knapp CW, Callan AC, Aitken B, Shearn R, Koenders A, Hinwood A. Relationship between antibiotic resistance genes and metals in residential soil samples from Western Australia. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 24:2484-2494. [PMID: 27822686 PMCID: PMC5340841 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-7997-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2016] [Accepted: 10/25/2016] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Increasing drug-resistant infections have drawn research interest towards examining environmental bacteria and the discovery that many factors, including elevated metal conditions, contribute to proliferation of antibiotic resistance (AR). This study examined 90 garden soils from Western Australia to evaluate predictions of antibiotic resistance genes from total metal conditions by comparing the concentrations of 12 metals and 13 genes related to tetracycline, beta-lactam and sulphonamide resistance. Relationships existed between metals and genes, but trends varied. All metals, except Se and Co, were related to at least one AR gene in terms of absolute gene numbers, but only Al, Mn and Pb were associated with a higher percentage of soil bacteria exhibiting resistance, which is a possible indicator of population selection. Correlations improved when multiple factors were considered simultaneously in a multiple linear regression model, suggesting the possibility of additive effects occurring. Soil-metal concentrations must be considered when determining risks of AR in the environment and the proliferation of resistance.
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- Charles W Knapp
- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1XJ, UK.
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- School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, 6027, Australia
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1XJ, UK
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- Centre for Ecosystem Management, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, 6027, Australia
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- Centre for Ecosystem Management, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, 6027, Australia
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- Centre for Ecosystem Management, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, 6027, Australia
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Occurrences and Characterization of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria and Genetic Determinants of Hospital Wastewater in a Tropical Country. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2016; 60:7449-7456. [PMID: 27736769 DOI: 10.1128/aac.01556-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2016] [Accepted: 10/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Wastewater discharged from clinical isolation and general wards at two hospitals in Singapore was examined to determine the emerging trends of antibiotic resistance (AR). We quantified the concentrations of 12 antibiotic compounds by analysis using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB), the class 1 integrase gene (intI1), and 16 antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) that confer resistance to 10 different clinically relevant antibiotics. A subset of 119 antibiotic-resistant isolates were phylogenetically classified and tested for the presence of ARGs encoding resistance to β-lactam antibiotics (blaNDM, blaKPC, blaSHV, blaCTX-M), amikacin [aac(6')-Ib], co-trimoxazole (sul1, sul2, dfrA), ciprofloxacin (qnrA, qnrB), and the intI1 gene. Among these resistant isolates, 80.7% were detected with intI1 and 66.4% were found to carry at least 1 of the tested ARGs. Among 3 sampled locations, the clinical isolation ward had the highest concentrations of ARB and the highest levels of ARGs linked to resistance to β-lactam (blaKPC), co-trimoxazole (sul1, sul2, dfrA), amikacin [aac(6')-Ib], ciprofloxacin (qnrA), and intI1 We found strong positive correlations (P < 0.05) between concentrations of bacteria resistant to meropenem, ceftazidime, amikacin, co-trimoxazole, and ciprofloxacin and abundances of blaKPC, aac(6')-Ib, sul1, sul2, dfrA, qnrA, and intI1 genes.
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Chaves-Barquero LG, Luong KH, Mundy CJ, Knapp CW, Hanson ML, Wong CS. The release of wastewater contaminants in the Arctic: A case study from Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2016; 218:542-550. [PMID: 27473660 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.07.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2016] [Revised: 07/15/2016] [Accepted: 07/16/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The treatment of municipal wastewater in the Arctic is challenging due to a variety of financial, operational, climatic and technical issues. To better understand the efficacy of current wastewater treatment in this region and the hazard posed to receiving waters, we assessed the occurrence of nutrients and contaminants (i.e., pharmaceuticals, antibiotic resistance genes) as they moved through a lagoon-based treatment system in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada. Wastewater treatment in this community is performed by the use of a lagoon-tundra wetland system that is discharged into the marine environment and is representative of current common practices throughout the region. In 2014, samples were collected before and during lagoon discharge from two locations in the main lagoon, one location downstream from the lagoon effluent and three locations offshore. Grab samples were collected to measure nutrients (e.g., total nitrogen and phosphorus) and the presence of antibiotic resistance gene-bearing microbes, and Polar Organic Chemical Integrative Samplers (POCIS) were deployed to collect passively organic contaminants in all locations. A total of six pharmaceuticals were detected from a screen of twenty-eight analytes during the study: atenolol, carbamazepine, clarithromycin, metoprolol, sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim. The greatest concentrations of nutrients, antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), and pharmaceuticals were found in sampling locations within the treatment lagoon. Offshore of the release point, we observed limited to no detection of pharmaceuticals and ARGs, but no change in total nitrogen and phosphorus from pre-release. We conclude that the current concentrations of monitored pharmaceuticals do not pose a significant hazard at this time to aquatic organisms in Cambridge Bay.
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- Luis G Chaves-Barquero
- Department of Environment and Geography, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada; Escuela de Química, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Cartago, 159-7050, Costa Rica
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- Richardson College for the Environment, Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences and Department of Chemistry, The University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB, R3B 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Environment and Geography, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1XJ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Environment and Geography, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Environment and Geography, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada; Escuela de Química, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Cartago, 159-7050, Costa Rica; Richardson College for the Environment, Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences and Department of Chemistry, The University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB, R3B 2E9, Canada.
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A Comprehensive Analysis on Spread and Distribution Characteristic of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Livestock Farms of Southeastern China. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0156889. [PMID: 27388166 PMCID: PMC4936668 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Accepted: 05/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The pollution of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in livestock farms is a problem which need to be paid more attention to, due to the severe resistance dissemination and the further human health risk. In this study, all the relevant exposure matrices (manure, soil and water) of sixteen animal farms in Southeastern China were sampled to determine twenty-two ARGs conferring resistance to five major classes of antibiotics including tetracyclines, sulfonamides, quinolones, aminoglycosides, and macrolides. The results showed that the spread property of sul genes was most extensive and strong, followed by tet and erm genes. The abundance of tet genes expressing ribosomal protection proteins (tetM, tetO, tetQ, tetT and tetW) was higher than that expressing efflux pump proteins (tetA, tetC, tetE and tetG) in each type of samples. The high abundance and frequency of ermB gene in the matrices should be paid more attention, because macrolides is a major medicine for human use. For manures, it was found that the similar ARGs distribution rules were existing in poultry manure or porcine manure samples, despite of the different origins of these two types of livestock farms. Meanwhile, it was interesting that the distribution rule of tet genes in animal manure was nearly the same as all the ARGs. For soils, the result of nonmetric multi-dimensional scaling (NMDS) analysis showed that the pollution of ARGs in the soils fertilized by poultry and cattle manures were more substantial in northern Jiangsu, but no significant ARGs diversity was observed among porcine manured soils of five different regions. Furthermore, most ARGs showed significant positive relationships with environmental variables such as concentration of sulfonamides, tetracyclines, Cu, Zn and total organic carbon (TOC). The pollution profile and characteristics of so many ARGs in livestock farms can provide significative foundation for the regulation and legislation of antibiotics in China.
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Zhu K, Hölzel CS, Cui Y, Mayer R, Wang Y, Dietrich R, Didier A, Bassitta R, Märtlbauer E, Ding S. Probiotic Bacillus cereus Strains, a Potential Risk for Public Health in China. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:718. [PMID: 27242738 PMCID: PMC4876114 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2015] [Accepted: 04/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Bacillus cereus is an important cause of foodborne infectious disease and food poisoning. However, B. cereus has also been used as a probiotic in human medicine and livestock production, with low standards of safety assessment. In this study, we evaluated the safety of 15 commercial probiotic B. cereus preparations from China in terms of mislabeling, toxin production, and transferable antimicrobial resistance. Most preparations were incorrectly labeled, as they contained additional bacterial species; one product did not contain viable B. cereus at all. In total, 18 B. cereus group strains-specifically B. cereus and Bacillus thuringiensis-were isolated. Enterotoxin genes nhe, hbl, and cytK1, as well as the ces-gene were assessed by PCR. Enterotoxin production and cytotoxicity were confirmed by ELISA and cell culture assays, respectively. All isolated B. cereus group strains produced the enterotoxin Nhe; 15 strains additionally produced Hbl. Antimicrobial resistance was assessed by microdilution; resistance genes were detected by PCR and further characterized by sequencing, transformation and conjugation assays. Nearly half of the strains harbored the antimicrobial resistance gene tet(45). In one strain, tet(45) was situated on a mobile genetic element-encoding a site-specific recombination mechanism-and was transferable to Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis by electro-transformation. In view of the wide and uncontrolled use of these products, stricter regulations for safety assessment, including determination of virulence factors and transferable antimicrobial resistance genes, are urgently needed.
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- Kui Zhu
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural UniversityBeijing, China; Department of Veterinary Sciences, Ludwig Maximilian University of MunichOberschleißheim, Germany
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Oberschleißheim, Germany
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- National Center for Veterinary Drug Safety Evaluation, China Agricultural University Beijing, China
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Oberschleißheim, Germany
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- National Center for Veterinary Drug Safety Evaluation, China Agricultural University Beijing, China
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Oberschleißheim, Germany
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Oberschleißheim, Germany
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Oberschleißheim, Germany
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Oberschleißheim, Germany
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- National Center for Veterinary Drug Safety Evaluation, China Agricultural University Beijing, China
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In this issue of Chemistry & Biology, Forsberg et al. (2015) show how metagenomics and biological chemistry can be combined to discover new classes of antibiotic resistance from soil metagenomes. The authors specifically reveal previously unseen resistance mechanisms and genes evident in soils, which will better inform both environmental and clinical studies on antibiotic resistance.
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- David W Graham
- School of Civil Engineering & Geosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK.
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Roberts MC, Schwarz S. Tetracycline and Phenicol Resistance Genes and Mechanisms: Importance for Agriculture, the Environment, and Humans. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 2016; 45:576-592. [PMID: 27065405 DOI: 10.2134/jeq2015.04.0207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Recent reports have speculated on the future impact that antibiotic-resistant bacteria will have on food production, human health, and global economics. This review examines microbial resistance to tetracyclines and phenicols, antibiotics that are widely used in global food production. The mechanisms of resistance, mode of spread between agriculturally and human-impacted environments and ecosystems, distribution among bacteria, and the genes most likely to be associated with agricultural and environmental settings are included. Forty-six different tetracycline resistance () genes have been identified in 126 genera, with (M) having the broadest taxonomic distribution among all bacteria and (B) having the broadest coverage among the Gram-negative genera. Phenicol resistance genes are organized into 37 groups and have been identified in 70 bacterial genera. The review provides the latest information on tetracycline and phenicol resistance genes, including their association with mobile genetic elements in bacteria of environmental, medical, and veterinary relevance. Knowing what specific antibiotic-resistance genes (ARGs) are found in specific bacterial species and/or genera is critical when using a selective suite of ARGs for detection or surveillance studies. As detection methods move to molecular techniques, our knowledge about which type of bacteria carry which resistance gene(s) will become more important to ensure that the whole spectrum of bacteria are included in future surveillance studies. This review provides information needed to integrate the biology, taxonomy, and ecology of tetracycline- and phenicol-resistant bacteria and their resistance genes so that informative surveillance strategies can be developed and the correct genes selected.
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Luby E, Ibekwe AM, Zilles J, Pruden A. Molecular Methods for Assessment of Antibiotic Resistance in Agricultural Ecosystems: Prospects and Challenges. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 2016; 45:441-453. [PMID: 27065390 DOI: 10.2134/jeq2015.07.0367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Agricultural ecosystems are of special interest for monitoring the potential for antibiotic resistance to spread through the environment and contribute to human exposure. Molecular methods, which target DNA, RNA, and other molecular components of bacterial cells, present certain advantages for characterizing and quantifying markers of antibiotic resistance and their horizontal gene transfer. These include rapid, unambiguous detection of targets; consistent results; and avoidance of culture bias. However, molecular methods are also subject to limitations that are not always clearly addressed or taken into consideration in the interpretation of scientific data. In particular, DNA-based methods do not directly assess viability or presence within an intact bacterial host, but such information may be inferred based on appropriate experimental design or in concert with complementary methods. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of existing molecular methods for tracking antibiotic resistance in agricultural ecosystems, to define their strengths and weaknesses, and to recommend a path forward for future applications of molecular methods and standardized reporting in the literature. This will guide research along the farm-to-fork continuum and support comparability of the growing number of studies in the literature in a manner that informs management decisions and policy development.
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Ng C, Le TH, Goh SG, Liang L, Kim Y, Rose JB, Yew-Hoong KG. A Comparison of Microbial Water Quality and Diversity for Ballast and Tropical Harbor Waters. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0143123. [PMID: 26575481 PMCID: PMC4648578 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2015] [Accepted: 10/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Indicator organisms and antibiotic resistance were used as a proxy to measure microbial water quality of ballast tanks of ships, and surface waters in a tropical harbor. The survival of marine bacteria in ballast tanks appeared to diminish over longer water retention time, with a reduction of cell viability observed after a week based on heterotrophic plate counts. Pyrosequencing of 16S rRNA genes showed distinct differences in microbial composition of ballast and harbor waters. The harbor waters had a higher abundance of operational taxonomic units (OTUs) assigned to Cyanobacteria (Synechococcus spp.) and α-proteobacteria (SAR11 members), while marine hydrocarbon degraders such as γ-proteobacteria (Ocenspirillaes spp., Thiotrchales spp.) and Bacteroidetes (Flavobacteriales spp.) dominated the ballast water samples. Screening of indicator organisms found Escherichia coli (E. coli), Enterococcus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) in two or more of the ballast and harbor water samples tested. Vibrio spp. and Salmonella spp. were detected exclusively in harbor water samples. Using quantitative PCR (qPCR), we screened for 13 antibiotic resistant gene (ARG) targets and found higher abundances of sul1 (4.13-3.44 x 102 copies/mL), dfrA (0.77-1.80 x10 copies/mL) and cfr (2.00-5.21 copies/mL) genes compared to the other ARG targets selected for this survey. These genes encode for resistance to sulfonamides, trimethoprim and chloramphenicol-florfenicol antibiotics, which are also known to persist in sediments of aquaculture farms and coastal environments. Among the ARGs screened, we found significant correlations (P<0.05) between ereA, ermG, cfr and tetO genes to one or more of the indicator organisms detected in this study, which may suggest that these members contribute to the environmental resistome. This study provides a baseline water quality survey, quantitatively assessing indicators of antibiotic resistance, potentially pathogenic organisms and a broad-brush description of difference in microbial composition and diversity between open oceans and tropical coastal environments through the use of next generation sequencing technology.
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- Charmaine Ng
- National University of Singapore, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Singapore, Singapore
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- National University of Singapore, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Singapore, Singapore
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- National University of Singapore, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Singapore, Singapore
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- National University of Singapore, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Singapore, Singapore
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- Michigan State University, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
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- Michigan State University, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
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- National University of Singapore, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Singapore, Singapore
- National University of Singapore Environmental Research Institute (NERI), Singapore, Singapore
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Schmidt GV, Mellerup A, Christiansen LE, Ståhl M, Olsen JE, Angen Ø. Sampling and Pooling Methods for Capturing Herd Level Antibiotic Resistance in Swine Feces using qPCR and CFU Approaches. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0131672. [PMID: 26114765 PMCID: PMC4483237 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Accepted: 06/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The aim of this article was to define the sampling level and method combination that captures antibiotic resistance at pig herd level utilizing qPCR antibiotic resistance gene quantification and culture-based quantification of antibiotic resistant coliform indicator bacteria. Fourteen qPCR assays for commonly detected antibiotic resistance genes were developed, and used to quantify antibiotic resistance genes in total DNA from swine fecal samples that were obtained using different sampling and pooling methods. In parallel, the number of antibiotic resistant coliform indicator bacteria was determined in the same swine fecal samples. The results showed that the qPCR assays were capable of detecting differences in antibiotic resistance levels in individual animals that the coliform bacteria colony forming units (CFU) could not. Also, the qPCR assays more accurately quantified antibiotic resistance genes when comparing individual sampling and pooling methods. qPCR on pooled samples was found to be a good representative for the general resistance level in a pig herd compared to the coliform CFU counts. It had significantly reduced relative standard deviations compared to coliform CFU counts in the same samples, and therefore differences in antibiotic resistance levels between samples were more readily detected. To our knowledge, this is the first study to describe sampling and pooling methods for qPCR quantification of antibiotic resistance genes in total DNA extracted from swine feces.
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- Gunilla Veslemøy Schmidt
- The National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- The National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- The National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- The National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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McEachran AD, Blackwell BR, Hanson JD, Wooten KJ, Mayer GD, Cox SB, Smith PN. Antibiotics, bacteria, and antibiotic resistance genes: aerial transport from cattle feed yards via particulate matter. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2015; 123:337-43. [PMID: 25633846 PMCID: PMC4383574 DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1408555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 210] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2014] [Accepted: 01/14/2015] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance has become a global health threat and is often linked with overuse and misuse of clinical and veterinary chemotherapeutic agents. Modern industrial-scale animal feeding operations rely extensively on veterinary pharmaceuticals, including antibiotics, to augment animal growth. Following excretion, antibiotics are transported through the environment via runoff, leaching, and land application of manure; however, airborne transport from feed yards has not been characterized. OBJECTIVES The goal of this study was to determine the extent to which antibiotics, antibiotic resistance genes (ARG), and ruminant-associated microbes are aerially dispersed via particulate matter (PM) derived from large-scale beef cattle feed yards. METHODS PM was collected downwind and upwind of 10 beef cattle feed yards. After extraction from PM, five veterinary antibiotics were quantified via high-performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry, ARG were quantified via targeted quantitative polymerase chain reaction, and microbial community diversity was analyzed via 16S rRNA amplification and sequencing. RESULTS Airborne PM derived from feed yards facilitated dispersal of several veterinary antibiotics, as well as microbial communities containing ARG. Concentrations of several antibiotics in airborne PM immediately downwind of feed yards ranged from 0.5 to 4.6 μg/g of PM. Microbial communities of PM collected downwind of feed yards were enriched with ruminant-associated taxa and were distinct when compared to upwind PM assemblages. Furthermore, genes encoding resistance to tetracycline antibiotics were significantly more abundant in PM collected downwind of feed yards as compared to upwind. CONCLUSIONS Wind-dispersed PM from feed yards harbors antibiotics, bacteria, and ARGs.
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- Andrew D McEachran
- Department of Environmental Toxicology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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Jechalke S, Broszat M, Lang F, Siebe C, Smalla K, Grohmann E. Effects of 100 years wastewater irrigation on resistance genes, class 1 integrons and IncP-1 plasmids in Mexican soil. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:163. [PMID: 25784901 PMCID: PMC4347510 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2014] [Accepted: 02/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Long-term irrigation with untreated wastewater can lead to an accumulation of antibiotic substances and antibiotic resistance genes in soil. However, little is known so far about effects of wastewater, applied for decades, on the abundance of IncP-1 plasmids and class 1 integrons which may contribute to the accumulation and spread of resistance genes in the environment, and their correlation with heavy metal concentrations. Therefore, a chronosequence of soils that were irrigated with wastewater from 0 to 100 years was sampled in the Mezquital Valley in Mexico in the dry season. The total community DNA was extracted and the absolute and relative abundance (relative to 16S rRNA genes) of antibiotic resistance genes (tet(W), tet(Q), aadA), class 1 integrons (intI1), quaternary ammonium compound resistance genes (qacE+qacEΔ1) and IncP-1 plasmids (korB) were quantified by real-time PCR. Except for intI1 and qacE+qacEΔ1 the abundances of selected genes were below the detection limit in non-irrigated soil. Confirming the results of a previous study, the absolute abundance of 16S rRNA genes in the samples increased significantly over time (linear regression model, p < 0.05) suggesting an increase in bacterial biomass due to repeated irrigation with wastewater. Correspondingly, all tested antibiotic resistance genes as well as intI1 and korB significantly increased in abundance over the period of 100 years of irrigation. In parallel, concentrations of the heavy metals Zn, Cu, Pb, Ni, and Cr significantly increased. However, no significant positive correlations were observed between the relative abundance of selected genes and years of irrigation, indicating no enrichment in the soil bacterial community due to repeated wastewater irrigation or due to a potential co-selection by increasing concentrations of heavy metals.
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- Sven Jechalke
- Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics, Julius Kühn-Institut - Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants (JKI) Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Freiburg Freiburg, Germany ; Microbiology, Faculty for Biology, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg Freiburg, Germany
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- Chair of Soil Ecology, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg Freiburg, Germany
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- Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria Mexico City, Mexico
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- Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics, Julius Kühn-Institut - Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants (JKI) Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Freiburg Freiburg, Germany ; Microbiology, Faculty for Biology, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg Freiburg, Germany
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Li J, Cheng W, Xu L, Strong PJ, Chen H. Antibiotic-resistant genes and antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the effluent of urban residential areas, hospitals, and a municipal wastewater treatment plant system. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:4587-4596. [PMID: 25323405 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3665-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2014] [Accepted: 09/25/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In this study, we determined the abundance of 8 antibiotics (3 tetracyclines, 4 sulfonamides, and 1 trimethoprim), 12 antibiotic-resistant genes (10 tet, 2 sul), 4 antibiotic-resistant bacteria (tetracycline, sulfamethoxazole, and combined resistance), and class 1 integron integrase gene (intI1) in the effluent of residential areas, hospitals, and municipal wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) systems. The concentrations of total/individual targets (antibiotics, genes, and bacteria) varied remarkably among different samples, but the hospital samples generally had a lower abundance than the residential area samples. The WWTP demonstrated removal efficiencies of 50.8% tetracyclines, 66.8% sulfonamides, 0.5 logs to 2.5 logs tet genes, and less than 1 log of sul and intI1 genes, as well as 0.5 log to 1 log removal for target bacteria. Except for the total tetracycline concentration and the proportion of tetracycline-resistant bacteria (R (2) = 0.330, P < 0.05), there was no significant correlation between antibiotics and the corresponding resistant bacteria (P > 0.05). In contrast, various relationships were identified between antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes (P < 0.05). Tet (A) and tet (B) displayed noticeable relationships with both tetracycline and combined antibiotic-resistant bacteria (P < 0.01).
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- Jianan Li
- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, People's Republic of China
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Zhang Q, Jia A, Wan Y, Liu H, Wang K, Peng H, Dong Z, Hu J. Occurrences of three classes of antibiotics in a natural river basin: association with antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2014; 48:14317-14325. [PMID: 25427067 DOI: 10.1021/es503700j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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To investigate the occurrence of antibiotics in urban rivers and their association with antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli, 20 (fluoro)quinolone antibiotics (FQs), 16 tetracycline antibiotics (TCs) and their degradation products, and 25 sulfonamides (SAs) and some degradation products were determined in 45 river samples and 13 discharged wastewater samples collected from Wenyu River and its tributaries and 4 composite effluent samples from sewage treatment plants in Beijing, China. Fifteen FQs, eight TCs, including four degradation chemicals, and sixteen SAs, including four acetylated products, were detected in the river water. The SAs were the dominant antibiotic (total concentrations up to 3164.0 ng/L) in river water, followed by FQs (1430.3 ng/L) and TCs (296.6 ng/L). The sum concentrations for each class of detected antibiotic in the 13 discharge site samples were higher than those in river samples, up to 12326.7 ng/L for SAs, 6589.2 ng/L for FQs, and 730.1 ng/L for TCs, largely contributing to the high concentrations in the river basin. Log-linear regression analysis confirmed that the concentrations of FQs, TCs, and SAs in the Wenyu River basin were strongly correlated with the number of E. coli resistant to FQs (p < 0.05), TCs (p < 0.05), and SAs (p < 0.05), providing evidence for the environmental impacts of antibiotic usage.
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- Qinqin Zhang
- Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University , Beijing 100871, China
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Lavilla Lerma L, Benomar N, Knapp CW, Correa Galeote D, Gálvez A, Abriouel H. Diversity, distribution and quantification of antibiotic resistance genes in goat and lamb slaughterhouse surfaces and meat products. PLoS One 2014; 9:e114252. [PMID: 25479100 PMCID: PMC4257697 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2014] [Accepted: 11/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The distribution and quantification of tetracycline, sulfonamide and beta-lactam resistance genes were assessed in slaughterhouse zones throughout meat chain production and the meat products; this study represents the first to report quantitatively monitor antibiotic resistance genes (ARG) in goat and lamb slaughterhouse using a culture independent approach, since most studies focused on individual bacterial species and their specific resistance types. Quantitative PCR (qPCR) revealed a high prevalence of tetracycline resistance genes tetA and tetB in almost all slaughterhouse zones. Sulfonamide resistance genes were largely distributed, while beta-lactam resistance genes were less predominant. Statistical analysis revealed that resistant bacteria, in most cases, were spread by the same route in almost all slaughterhouse zones, except for tetB, blaCTX and blaTEM genes, which occurred in few zones as isolated ‘hot spots.’ The sum of all analyzed ARG indicated that slaughterhouse surfaces and end products act as reservoirs of ARG, mainly tet genes, which were more prevalent in slaughtering room (SR), cutting room (CR) and commercial meat products (MP). Resistance gene patterns suggest they were disseminated throughout slaughterhouse zones being also detected in commercial meat products, with significant correlations between different sampling zones/end products and total resistance in SR, CR and white room (WR) zones, and also refrigerator 4 (F4) and MP were observed. Strategically controlling key zones in slaughterhouse (SR, CR and WR) by adequate disinfection methods could strategically reduce the risks of ARG transmission and minimize the issues of food safety and environment contamination.
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- Leyre Lavilla Lerma
- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071, Jaén, Spain
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Departamento de Microbiología del Suelo y Sistemas Simbióticos, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Agencia CSIC, Granada, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071, Jaén, Spain
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Chen C, Li J, Chen P, Ding R, Zhang P, Li X. Occurrence of antibiotics and antibiotic resistances in soils from wastewater irrigation areas in Beijing and Tianjin, China. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2014; 193:94-101. [PMID: 25016103 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2014.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2014] [Revised: 05/27/2014] [Accepted: 06/06/2014] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Non-irrigated and wastewater-irrigated soils were collected from five wastewater irrigation areas in Beijing and Tianjin, China. The concentrations of sulfadiazine, sulfamethoxazole, oxytetracycline and chlortetracycline in the soils were determined. Abundances of antibiotic resistant bacteria and corresponding resistance genes were also measured to examine the impact of wastewater irrigation. No significant difference in antibiotic resistance bacteria was observed between irrigated and non-irrigated soils. However, the concentrations of antibiotics and abundances of resistance genes were significantly greater in irrigated soils, indicating that agricultural activities enhanced the occurrence of antibiotics and resistance genes in the soils. In addition, no significant difference was observed between previously and currently wastewater-irrigated soils. Therefore, cessation of wastewater irrigation did not significantly reduce the levels of antibiotic concentrations and resistance gene abundances. Other factors, e.g., manure application, may explain the lack of significant difference in the occurrence of antibiotics and resistance genes between previously and currently wastewater-irrigated soils.
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- Chaoqi Chen
- Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, City College of New York, CUNY, New York, NY, 10031, USA
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- Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, City College of New York, CUNY, New York, NY, 10031, USA
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- Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China.
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Molecular identification and quantification of tetracycline and erythromycin resistance genes in Spanish and Italian retail cheeses. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:746859. [PMID: 25302306 PMCID: PMC4180643 DOI: 10.1155/2014/746859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2014] [Revised: 08/21/2014] [Accepted: 08/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Large antibiotic resistance gene pools in the microbiota of foods may ultimately pose a risk for human health. This study reports the identification and quantification of tetracycline- and erythromycin-resistant populations, resistance genes, and gene diversity in traditional Spanish and Italian cheeses, via culturing, conventional PCR, real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR), and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE). The numbers of resistant bacteria varied widely among the antibiotics and the different cheese varieties; in some cheeses, all the bacterial populations seemed to be resistant. Up to eight antibiotic resistance genes were sought by gene-specific PCR, six with respect to tetracycline, that is, tet(K), tet(L), tet(M), tet(O), tet(S), and tet(W), and two with respect to erythromycin, that is, erm(B) and erm(F). The most common resistance genes in the analysed cheeses were tet(S), tet(W), tet(M), and erm(B). The copy numbers of these genes, as quantified by qPCR, ranged widely between cheeses (from 4.94 to 10.18log10/g). DGGE analysis revealed distinct banding profiles and two polymorphic nucleotide positions for tet(W)-carrying cheeses, though the similarity of the sequences suggests this tet(W) to have a monophyletic origin. Traditional cheeses would therefore appear to act as reservoirs for large numbers of many types of antibiotic resistance determinants.
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You Y, Silbergeld EK. Learning from agriculture: understanding low-dose antimicrobials as drivers of resistome expansion. Front Microbiol 2014; 5:284. [PMID: 24959164 PMCID: PMC4050735 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2014] [Accepted: 05/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Antimicrobial resistance is a growing public health challenge worldwide, with agricultural use of antimicrobials being one major contributor to the emergence and dissemination of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Globally, most antimicrobials are used in industrial food animal production, a major context for microbiomes encountering low-doses or subtherapeutic-levels of antimicrobial agents from all mechanistic classes. This modern practice exerts broad eco-evolutionary effects on the gut microbiome of food animals, which is subsequently transferred to animal waste. This waste contains complex constituents that are challenging to treat, including AMR determinants and low-dose antimicrobials. Unconfined storage or land deposition of a large volume of animal waste causes its wide contact with the environment and drives the expansion of the environmental resistome through mobilome facilitated horizontal genet transfer. The expanded environmental resistome, which encompasses both natural constituents and anthropogenic inputs, can persist under multiple stressors from agriculture and may re-enter humans, thus posing a public health risk to humans. For these reasons, this review focuses on agricultural antimicrobial use as a laboratory for understanding low-dose antimicrobials as drivers of resistome expansion, briefly summarizes current knowledge on this topic, highlights the importance of research specifically on environmental microbial ecosystems considering AMR as environmental pollution, and calls attention to the needs for longitudinal studies at the systems level.
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD, USA
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Cardinal P, Anderson JC, Carlson JC, Low JE, Challis JK, Beattie SA, Bartel CN, Elliott AD, Montero OF, Lokesh S, Favreau A, Kozlova TA, Knapp CW, Hanson ML, Wong CS. Macrophytes may not contribute significantly to removal of nutrients, pharmaceuticals, and antibiotic resistance in model surface constructed wetlands. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2014; 482-483:294-304. [PMID: 24657374 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.02.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2013] [Revised: 02/19/2014] [Accepted: 02/20/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Outdoor shallow wetland mesocosms, designed to simulate surface constructed wetlands to improve lagoon wastewater treatment, were used to assess the role of macrophytes in the dissipation of wastewater nutrients, selected pharmaceuticals, and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Specifically, mesocosms were established with or without populations of Typha spp. (cattails), Myriophyllum sibiricum (northern water milfoil), and Utricularia vulgaris (bladderwort). Following macrophyte establishment, mesocosms were seeded with ARG-bearing organisms from a local wastewater lagoon, and treated with a single pulse of artificial municipal wastewater with or without carbamazepine, clofibric acid, fluoxetine, and naproxen (each at 7.6μg/L), as well as sulfamethoxazole and sulfapyridine (each at 150μg/L). Rates of pharmaceutical dissipation over 28d ranged from 0.073 to 3.0d(-1), corresponding to half-lives of 0.23 to 9.4d. Based on calculated rate constants, observed dissipation rates were consistent with photodegradation driving clofibric acid, naproxen, sulfamethoxazole, and sulfapyridine removal, and with sorption also contributing to carbamazepine and fluoxetine loss. Of the seven gene determinants assayed, only two genes for both beta-lactam resistance (blaCTX and blaTEM) and sulfonamide resistance (sulI and sulII) were found in sufficient quantity for monitoring. Genes disappeared relatively rapidly from the water column, with half-lives ranging from 2.1 to 99d. In contrast, detected gene levels did not change in the sediment, with the exception of sulI, which increased after 28d in pharmaceutical-treated systems. These shallow wetland mesocosms were able to dissipate wastewater contaminants rapidly. However, no significant enhancement in removal of nutrients or pharmaceuticals was observed in mesocosms with extensive aquatic plant communities. This was likely due to three factors: first, use of naïve systems with an unchallenged capacity for nutrient assimilation and contaminant removal; second, nutrient sequestration by ubiquitous filamentous algae; and third, dominance of photolytic processes in the removal of pharmaceuticals, which overshadowed putative plant-related processes.
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- Pascal Cardinal
- Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Richardson College for the Environment, Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences, The University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9, Canada; Richardson College for the Environment, Department of Chemistry, The University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9, Canada
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- Richardson College for the Environment, Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences, The University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9, Canada; Department of Environment and Geography, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada; Richardson College for the Environment, Department of Chemistry, The University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9, Canada
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- Richardson College for the Environment, Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences, The University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9, Canada; Richardson College for the Environment, Department of Chemistry, The University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada; Richardson College for the Environment, Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences, The University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9, Canada; Richardson College for the Environment, Department of Chemistry, The University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9, Canada
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- Richardson College for the Environment, Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences, The University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9, Canada; Richardson College for the Environment, Department of Chemistry, The University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9, Canada
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- Richardson College for the Environment, Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences, The University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9, Canada; Richardson College for the Environment, Department of Chemistry, The University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Richardson College for the Environment, Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences, The University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9, Canada; Department of Environmental Engineering, Costa Rica Institute of Technology, Cartago 30101, Costa Rica; Richardson College for the Environment, Department of Chemistry, The University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9, Canada
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- Richardson College for the Environment, Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences, The University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9, Canada; Richardson College for the Environment, Department of Chemistry, The University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Environment and Geography, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Environment and Geography, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland G1 1XJ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Environment and Geography, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada; Richardson College for the Environment, Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences, The University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9, Canada; Richardson College for the Environment, Department of Chemistry, The University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9, Canada.
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Zhang Y, Boyd SA, Teppen BJ, Tiedje JM, Li H. Role of tetracycline speciation in the bioavailability to Escherichia coli for uptake and expression of antibiotic resistance. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2014; 48:4893-900. [PMID: 24717018 DOI: 10.1021/es5003428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Tetracycline contains ionizable functional groups that manifest several species with charges at different locales and differing net charge; the fractional distribution of each species depends on pH-pKa relationship in the aqueous phase. In nature, these species interact with naturally abundant cations (e.g., Ca(2+) and Mg(2+)) to form metal-tetracycline complexes in water. In this study, we used Escherichia coli MC4100/pTGM whole-cell bioreporter to investigate tetracycline uptake from solution under varying conditions of pH, salt composition and concentration by quantifying the corresponding expression of antibiotic resistance gene. The expression of antibiotic resistance gene in the E. coli bioreporter responded linearly to intracellular tetracycline concentration. Less tetracycline entered E. coli cells at solution pH of 8.0 than at pH 6.0 or 7.0 indicating reduced bioavailability of the antibiotic at higher pH. Both Mg(2+) and Ca(2+) in solution formed metal-tetracycline complexes which reduced uptake of tetracycline by E. coli hence diminishing the bioresponse. Among the various tetracycline species present in solution, including both metal-complexed and free (noncomplexed) species, zwitterionic tetracycline was identified as the predominant species that most readily passed through the cell membrane eliciting activation of the antibiotic resistance gene in E. coli. The results indicate that the same total concentration of tetracycline in ambient solution can evoke very different expression of antibiotic resistance gene in the exposed bacteria due to differential antibiotic uptake. Accordingly, geochemical factors such as pH and metal cations can modulate the selective pressure exerted by tetracycline for development and enrichment of antibiotic resistant bacteria. We suggest that tetracycline speciation analysis should be incorporated into the risk assessment framework for evaluating environmental exposure and the corresponding development of antibiotic resistance.
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- Yingjie Zhang
- Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University , East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
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Yoo AN, Cha SB, Shin MK, Won HK, Kim EH, Choi HW, Yoo HS. Serotypes and antimicrobial resistance patterns of the recent Korean Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae
isolates. Vet Rec 2014; 174:223. [DOI: 10.1136/vr.101863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- A. N. Yoo
- Department of Infectious Diseases; College of Veterinary Medicine and Brain Korea 21 Program for Veterinary Science; Seoul National University; Seoul 151-742 Korea
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- Department of Infectious Diseases; College of Veterinary Medicine and Brain Korea 21 Program for Veterinary Science; Seoul National University; Seoul 151-742 Korea
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- Department of Infectious Diseases; College of Veterinary Medicine and Brain Korea 21 Program for Veterinary Science; Seoul National University; Seoul 151-742 Korea
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- Department of Infectious Diseases; College of Veterinary Medicine and Brain Korea 21 Program for Veterinary Science; Seoul National University; Seoul 151-742 Korea
- ChoongAng Vaccine Laboratory Co. Ltd.; Daejeon 305-348 Korea
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- ChoongAng Vaccine Laboratory Co. Ltd.; Daejeon 305-348 Korea
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- ChoongAng Vaccine Laboratory Co. Ltd.; Daejeon 305-348 Korea
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- Department of Infectious Diseases; College of Veterinary Medicine and Brain Korea 21 Program for Veterinary Science; Seoul National University; Seoul 151-742 Korea
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Fahrenfeld N, Knowlton K, Krometis LA, Hession WC, Xia K, Lipscomb E, Libuit K, Green BL, Pruden A. Effect of manure application on abundance of antibiotic resistance genes and their attenuation rates in soil: field-scale mass balance approach. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2014; 48:2643-50. [PMID: 24483241 DOI: 10.1021/es404988k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The development of models for understanding antibiotic resistance gene (ARG) persistence and transport is a critical next step toward informing mitigation strategies to prevent the spread of antibiotic resistance in the environment. A field study was performed that used a mass balance approach to gain insight into the transport and dissipation of ARGs following land application of manure. Soil from a small drainage plot including a manure application site, an unmanured control site, and an adjacent stream and buffer zone were sampled for ARGs and metals before and after application of dairy manure slurry and a dry stack mixture of equine, bovine, and ovine manure. Results of mass balance suggest growth of bacterial hosts containing ARGs and/or horizontal gene transfer immediately following slurry application with respect to ermF, sul1, and sul2 and following a lag (13 days) for dry-stack-amended soils. Generally no effects on tet(G), tet(O), or tet(W) soil concentrations were observed despite the presence of these genes in applied manure. Dissipation rates were fastest for ermF in slurry-treated soils (logarithmic decay coefficient of -3.5) and for sul1 and sul2 in dry-stack-amended soils (logarithmic decay coefficients of -0.54 and -0.48, respectively), and evidence for surface and subsurface transport was not observed. Results provide a mass balance approach for tracking ARG fate and insights to inform modeling and limiting the transport of manure-borne ARGs to neighboring surface water.
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- Nicole Fahrenfeld
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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Ahammad ZS, Sreekrishnan TR, Hands CL, Knapp CW, Graham DW. Increased waterborne blaNDM-1 resistance gene abundances associated with seasonal human pilgrimages to the upper ganges river. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2014; 48:3014-20. [PMID: 24521347 PMCID: PMC3945829 DOI: 10.1021/es405348h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Antibiotic resistance (AR) is often rooted in inappropriate antibiotic use, but poor water quality and inadequate sanitation exacerbate the problem, especially in emerging countries. An example is increasing multi-AR due to mobile carbapenemases, such as NDM-1 protein (coded by blaNDM-1 genes), which can produce extreme drug-resistant phenotypes. In 2010, NDM-1 positive isolates and blaNDM-1 genes were detected in surface waters across Delhi and have since been detected across the urban world. However, little is known about blaNDM-1 levels in more pristine locations, such as the headwaters of the Upper Ganges River. This area is of particular interest because it receives massive numbers of visitors during seasonal pilgrimages in May/June, including visitors from urban India. Here we quantified blaNDM-1 abundances, other AR genes (ARG), and coliform bacteria in sediments and water column samples from seven sites in the Rishikesh-Haridwar region of the Upper Ganges and five sites on the Yamuna River in Delhi to contrast blaNDM-1 levels and water quality conditions between season and region. Water quality in the Yamuna was very poor (e.g., anoxia at all sites), and blaNDM-1 abundances were high across sites in water (5.4 ± 0.4 log(blaNDM-1·mL(-1)); 95% confidence interval) and sediment (6.3 ± 0.7 log(blaNDM-1·mg(-1))) samples from both seasons. In contrast, water column blaNDM-1 abundances were very low across all sites in the Upper Ganges in February (2.1 ± 0.6 log(blaNDM-1·mL(-1))), and water quality was good (e.g., near saturation oxygen). However, per capita blaNDM-1 levels were 20 times greater in June in the Ganges water column relative to February, and blaNDM-1 levels significantly correlated with fecal coliform levels (r = 0.61; p = 0.007). Given that waste management infrastructure is limited in Rishikesh-Haridwar, data imply blaNDM-1 levels are higher in visitor's wastes than local residents, which results in seasonally higher blaNDM-1 levels in the river. Pilgrimage areas without adequate waste treatment are possible "hot spots" for AR transmission, and waste treatment must be improved to reduce broader AR dissemination via exposed returning visitors.
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- Z. S. Ahammad
- School
of Civil Engineering & Geosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle
upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Department
of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India
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- Department
of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India
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- School
of Civil Engineering & Geosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle
upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- School
of Civil Engineering & Geosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle
upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Phone: (44)-0-191-222-7930. Fax: (44)-0-191-222-6502. E-mail:
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Schmidt G, Stiverson J, Angen Ø, Yu Z. Number of PCR Cycles and Magnesium Chloride Concentration Affect Detection of <i>tet</i> Genes Encoding Ribosomal Protection Proteins in Swine Manure. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.4236/aim.2014.412086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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