Antimicrobial resistant gene prevalence in soils due to animal manure deposition and long-term pasture management
The persistence of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) genes in the soil-environment is a concern, yet practices that mitigate AMR are poorly understood, especially in grasslands. Animal manures are widely deposited on grasslands, which are the largest agricultural land-use in the United States. These nut...
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doaj-dabf921ea4b440b9a1f34cabc28960da2020-11-25T03:59:02ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592020-11-018e1025810.7717/peerj.10258Antimicrobial resistant gene prevalence in soils due to animal manure deposition and long-term pasture managementYichao Yang0Amanda J. Ashworth1Jennifer M. DeBruyn2Lisa M. Durso3Mary Savin4Kim Cook5Philip A. Moore Jr.6Phillip R. Owens7Department of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Fayetteville, AR, United States of AmericaPoultry Production and Product Safety Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Fayetteville, AR, United States of AmericaDepartment of Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science, University of Tennessee - Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, United States of AmericaAgroecosystem Management Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Lincoln, NE, United States of AmericaDepartment of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Fayetteville, AR, United States of AmericaUnited States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service, Beltsville, MD, United States of AmericaPoultry Production and Product Safety Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Fayetteville, AR, United States of AmericaDale Bumpers Small Farms Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Booneville, AR, United States of AmericaThe persistence of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) genes in the soil-environment is a concern, yet practices that mitigate AMR are poorly understood, especially in grasslands. Animal manures are widely deposited on grasslands, which are the largest agricultural land-use in the United States. These nutrient-rich manures may contain AMR genes. The aim of this study was to enumerate AMR genes in grassland soils following 14-years of poultry litter and cattle manure deposition and evaluate if best management practices (rotationally grazed with a riparian (RBR) area and a fenced riparian buffer strip (RBS), which excluded cattle grazing and poultry litter applications) relative to standard pasture management (continuously grazed (CG) and hayed (H)) minimize the presence and amount of AMR genes. Quantitative PCR (Q-PCR) was performed to enumerate four AMR genes (ermB, sulI, intlI, and blactx-m-32) in soil, cattle manure, and poultry litter environments. Six soil samples were additionally subjected to metagenomic sequencing and resistance genes were identified from assembled sequences. Following 14-years of continuous management, ermB, sulI, and intlI genes in soil were greatest (P < 0.05) in samples collected under long-term continuous grazing (relative to conservation best management practices), under suggesting overgrazing and continuous cattle manure deposition may increase AMR gene presence. In general, AMR gene prevalence increased downslope, suggesting potential lateral movement and accumulation based on landscape position. Poultry litter had lower abundance of AMR genes (ermB, sulI, and intlI) relative to cattle manure. Long-term applications of poultry litter increased the abundance of sulI and intlI genes in soil (P < 0.05). Similarly, metagenomic shotgun sequencing revealed a greater total number of AMR genes under long-term CG, while fewer AMR genes were found in H (no cattle manure) and RBS (no animal manure or poultry litter). Results indicate long-term conservation pasture management practices (e.g., RBS and RBR) and select animal manure (poultry litter inputs) may minimize the presence and abundance of AMR genes in grassland soils.https://peerj.com/articles/10258.pdfSoil microbiome Conservation pasture management Microbial abundancePoultry litterCattle manureWater quality |
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Yichao Yang Amanda J. Ashworth Jennifer M. DeBruyn Lisa M. Durso Mary Savin Kim Cook Philip A. Moore Jr. Phillip R. Owens Antimicrobial resistant gene prevalence in soils due to animal manure deposition and long-term pasture management PeerJ Soil microbiome Conservation pasture management Microbial abundance Poultry litter Cattle manure Water quality |
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Antimicrobial resistant gene prevalence in soils due to animal manure deposition and long-term pasture management |
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Antimicrobial resistant gene prevalence in soils due to animal manure deposition and long-term pasture management |
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Antimicrobial resistant gene prevalence in soils due to animal manure deposition and long-term pasture management |
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Antimicrobial resistant gene prevalence in soils due to animal manure deposition and long-term pasture management |
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Antimicrobial resistant gene prevalence in soils due to animal manure deposition and long-term pasture management |
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antimicrobial resistant gene prevalence in soils due to animal manure deposition and long-term pasture management |
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The persistence of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) genes in the soil-environment is a concern, yet practices that mitigate AMR are poorly understood, especially in grasslands. Animal manures are widely deposited on grasslands, which are the largest agricultural land-use in the United States. These nutrient-rich manures may contain AMR genes. The aim of this study was to enumerate AMR genes in grassland soils following 14-years of poultry litter and cattle manure deposition and evaluate if best management practices (rotationally grazed with a riparian (RBR) area and a fenced riparian buffer strip (RBS), which excluded cattle grazing and poultry litter applications) relative to standard pasture management (continuously grazed (CG) and hayed (H)) minimize the presence and amount of AMR genes. Quantitative PCR (Q-PCR) was performed to enumerate four AMR genes (ermB, sulI, intlI, and blactx-m-32) in soil, cattle manure, and poultry litter environments. Six soil samples were additionally subjected to metagenomic sequencing and resistance genes were identified from assembled sequences. Following 14-years of continuous management, ermB, sulI, and intlI genes in soil were greatest (P < 0.05) in samples collected under long-term continuous grazing (relative to conservation best management practices), under suggesting overgrazing and continuous cattle manure deposition may increase AMR gene presence. In general, AMR gene prevalence increased downslope, suggesting potential lateral movement and accumulation based on landscape position. Poultry litter had lower abundance of AMR genes (ermB, sulI, and intlI) relative to cattle manure. Long-term applications of poultry litter increased the abundance of sulI and intlI genes in soil (P < 0.05). Similarly, metagenomic shotgun sequencing revealed a greater total number of AMR genes under long-term CG, while fewer AMR genes were found in H (no cattle manure) and RBS (no animal manure or poultry litter). Results indicate long-term conservation pasture management practices (e.g., RBS and RBR) and select animal manure (poultry litter inputs) may minimize the presence and abundance of AMR genes in grassland soils. |
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Soil microbiome Conservation pasture management Microbial abundance Poultry litter Cattle manure Water quality |
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