Characterization of Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance Genes on an Ecological Farm System
There is a growing concern worldwide about the prevalence of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) on the farm. In this study, we investigated the distribution of seven antibiotics and ten ARGs in fresh and dried pig feces, in biogas slurry, and in grape-planting soil from an ecological...
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| description | There is a growing concern worldwide about the prevalence of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) on the farm. In this study, we investigated the distribution of seven antibiotics and ten ARGs in fresh and dried pig feces, in biogas slurry, and in grape-planting soil from an ecological farm. Antibiotics including sulfamethazine, norfloxacin, ofloxacin, tetracycline, oxytetracycline, and chlortetracycline were detected in these samples (except for sulfamethoxazole) in dried feces. In general, antibiotics levels in samples were in the sequence: biogas slurry > fresh feces > soil or dried feces. Results of ecological risk assessments revealed that among the seven antibiotics chlortetracycline showed the highest ecological risk. Among the ten ARGs, sulI and tetO were the most prevalent on this ecological farm. There were positive correlations between certain ARGs and the corresponding antibiotics on this ecological farm. Therefore, continuous monitoring of antibiotics and their corresponding ARGs should be conducted in the agroecosystem near the concentrated animal farming operation systems. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-25de131884f344a09c388705a10a0d692025-02-03T05:45:42ZengWileyJournal of Chemistry2090-90632090-90712015-01-01201510.1155/2015/526143526143Characterization of Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance Genes on an Ecological Farm SystemSonghe Zhang0Ju Gu1Chao Wang2Peifang Wang3Shaojun Jiao4ZhenLi He5Bing Han6Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, ChinaIntegrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, ChinaIntegrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, ChinaIntegrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, ChinaNanjing Institute of Environmental Science, Ministry of Environmental Protection of China, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210042, ChinaNanjing Institute of Environmental Science, Ministry of Environmental Protection of China, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210042, ChinaInstitute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Indian River Research and Education Center (IRREC), University of Florida, 2199 South Rock Road, Fort Pierce, FL 34945, USAThere is a growing concern worldwide about the prevalence of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) on the farm. In this study, we investigated the distribution of seven antibiotics and ten ARGs in fresh and dried pig feces, in biogas slurry, and in grape-planting soil from an ecological farm. Antibiotics including sulfamethazine, norfloxacin, ofloxacin, tetracycline, oxytetracycline, and chlortetracycline were detected in these samples (except for sulfamethoxazole) in dried feces. In general, antibiotics levels in samples were in the sequence: biogas slurry > fresh feces > soil or dried feces. Results of ecological risk assessments revealed that among the seven antibiotics chlortetracycline showed the highest ecological risk. Among the ten ARGs, sulI and tetO were the most prevalent on this ecological farm. There were positive correlations between certain ARGs and the corresponding antibiotics on this ecological farm. Therefore, continuous monitoring of antibiotics and their corresponding ARGs should be conducted in the agroecosystem near the concentrated animal farming operation systems.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/526143 |
| spellingShingle | Songhe Zhang Ju Gu Chao Wang Peifang Wang Shaojun Jiao ZhenLi He Bing Han Characterization of Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance Genes on an Ecological Farm System Journal of Chemistry |
| title | Characterization of Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance Genes on an Ecological Farm System |
| title_full | Characterization of Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance Genes on an Ecological Farm System |
| title_fullStr | Characterization of Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance Genes on an Ecological Farm System |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characterization of Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance Genes on an Ecological Farm System |
| title_short | Characterization of Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance Genes on an Ecological Farm System |
| title_sort | characterization of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes on an ecological farm system |
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