Does reduced usage of antibiotics in livestock production mitigate the spread of antibiotic resistance in soil, earthworm guts, and the phyllosphere?

The overuse of antibiotics in animal husbandry is widespread and believed to significantly contribute to the selection of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in animals. Thus, there is a global drive to reduce antibiotic use in the agricultural sector. However, it has not been established whether a r...

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Main Authors: Shu-yi-dan Zhou, Dong Zhu, Madeline Giles, Tim Daniell, Roy Neilson, Xiao-ru Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412019332969