Manure and Doxycycline Affect the Bacterial Community and Its Resistome in Lettuce Rhizosphere and Bulk Soil

Manure application to agricultural soil introduces antibiotic residues and increases the abundance of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) carrying antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), often located on mobile genetic elements (MGEs). The rhizosphere is regarded as a hotspot of microbial activity and g...

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Main Authors: Khald Blau, Samuel Jacquiod, Søren J. Sørensen, Jian-Qiang Su, Yong-Guan Zhu, Kornelia Smalla, Sven Jechalke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00725/full