Effects of the coexistence of antibiotics and heavy metals on the fate of antibiotic resistance genes in chicken manure and surrounding soils

• Published in: Ecotoxicology and environmental safety Vol. 263; p. 115367
• Main Authors: Shen, Cong, He, Mengyuan, Zhang, Junhua, Liu, Jili, Su, Jianyu, Dai, Jinxia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 15.09.2023; Elsevier
• Subjects: Antibiotic resistance genes; Antibiotics; Co-selection; Heavy metals; Horizontal gene transfer; Mobile genetic elements; Co-selection; Antibiotics; Antibiotic resistance genes; Heavy metals; Mobile genetic elements; Horizontal gene transfer

Both heavy metals and antibiotics exert selection pressure on bacterial resistance, and as they are commonly co-contaminated in the environment, they may play a larger role in bacterial resistance. This study examined how breeding cycles affect antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in chicken manure an...