Co-occurrence of crAssphage and antibiotic resistance genes in agricultural soils of the Yangtze River Delta, China

• Published in: Environment international Vol. 156; p. 106620
• Main Authors: Li, Wen, Liu, Zishu, Hu, Baolan, Zhu, Lizhong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: Agricultural soils; antibiotic resistance; Antibiotic resistance genes; Antibiotics; China; crAssphage; environment; Fecal pollution; pollution; river deltas; sewage treatment; tetracycline; Yangtze River; China; Yangtze River; Fecal pollution; Agricultural soils; crAssphage; Antibiotics; Antibiotic resistance genes

•CrAssphage is a suitable indicator for fecal pollution in soil habitats.•Co-occurrence of crAssphage and ARGs is generally found in the YRD region.•CrAssphage abundance positively correlated with ARGs abundance especially for tetW.•High crAssphage abundance could indicate the multiple ARGs co-exist...