Manure as a potential hotspot for antibiotic resistance dissemination by horizontal gene transfer events

T Lima, S Domingues, GJ Da Silva - Veterinary sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
The increasing demand for animal-derived foods has led to intensive and large-scale
livestock production with the consequent formation of large amounts of manure. Livestock …

Exploring the animal waste resistome: the spread of antimicrobial resistance genes through the use of livestock manure

A Checcucci, P Trevisi, D Luise, M Modesto… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Antibiotic resistance is a public health problem of growing concern. Animal manure
application to soil is considered to be a main cause of the propagation and dissemination of …

Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance from animal manures to soil: a review

WY Xie, Q Shen, FJ Zhao - European journal of soil science, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The overuse of veterinary antibiotics in animal production and the subsequent land
applications of manures contribute to the elevated antibiotic resistance in the soil …

Safely coupling livestock and crop production systems: how rapidly do antibiotic resistance genes dissipate in soil following a commercial application of swine or dairy …

R Marti, YC Tien, R Murray, A Scott… - Applied and …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Animal manures recycled onto crop production land carry antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The
present study evaluated the fate in soil of selected genes associated with antibiotic …

[HTML][HTML] Tracking antibiotic resistance gene transfer at all seasons from swine waste to receiving environments

B Han, F Yang, X Tian, M Mu, K Zhang - Ecotoxicology and Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in livestock farms have attracted a growing attention with
potential effects on human health. As one of the most important organic fertilizer, swine …

Antibiotic resistance genes and associated bacterial communities in agricultural soils amended with different sources of animal manures

XM Han, HW Hu, QL Chen, LY Yang, HL Li… - Soil Biology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Land application of animal manures is a major dissemination route for antibiotic resistance
genes (ARGs) in agro-ecosystems, which are a potential risk to public health if they migrate …

Mobile elements, zoonotic pathogens and commensal bacteria: conduits for the delivery of resistance genes into humans, production animals and soil microbiota

SP Djordjevic, HW Stokes, PR Chowdhury - Frontiers in microbiology, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Multiple antibiotic resistant pathogens represent a major clinical challenge in both human
and veterinary context. It is now well-understood that the genes that encode resistance are …

Wildlife and antibiotic resistance

P Laborda, F Sanz-García… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Antibiotic resistance is a major human health problem. While health care facilities are main
contributors to the emergence, evolution and spread of antibiotic resistance, other …

Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes in animal manure–consequences of its application in agriculture

M Zalewska, A Błażejewska, A Czapko… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are a relatively new type of pollutant. The rise in
antibiotic resistance observed recently is closely correlated with the uncontrolled and …

Antibiotic resistance gene spread due to manure application on agricultural fields

H Heuer, H Schmitt, K Smalla - Current opinion in microbiology, 2011 - Elsevier
The usage of antibiotics in animal husbandry has promoted the development and
abundance of antibiotic resistance in farm environments. Manure has become a reservoir of …