Tracking antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) during earthworm conversion of cow dung in northern China

Using cow dung to breed earthworms poses a risk of environmental transmission of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). The purpose of this study was to address the occurrence, persistence and environmental fate of ARGs during earthworm conversion of cow dung. The results showed that ARGs persisted thr...

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Main Authors: Xueli Tian, Bingjun Han, Junfeng Liang, Fengxia Yang, Keqiang Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-10-01
Series:Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651321006503