Microbial phylogeny determines transcriptional response of resistome to dynamic composting processes

Abstract Background Animal manure is a reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) that pose a potential health risk globally, especially for resistance to the antibiotics commonly used in livestock production (such as tetracycline, sulfonamide, and fluoroquinolone). Currently, the effects of bi...

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Main Authors: Cheng Wang, Da Dong, P. J. Strong, Weijing Zhu, Zhuang Ma, Yong Qin, Weixiang Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Microbiome
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-017-0324-0