Abstract |
Difloxacin (DIF) belongs to the class of fluoroquinolone antibiotics that have been intensively used for the treatment of bacterial infections in veterinary and human medicine. The aim of this field study was to compare the effect of manure from DIF-treated pigs and untreated pigs on the bacterial community structure and resistance gene abundance in bulk soil and rhizosphere of maize. A significant effect of DIF manure on the bacterial community composition in bulk soil was revealed by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) of bacterial 16S rRNA gene fragments amplified from total community DNA. In few samples, quinolone resistance genes qnrB and qnrS1/qnrS2 were detected by PCR and subsequent hybridization, while qnrA was not detected. Quantitative PCR revealed an increased abundance of the integrase gene intI1 of class I integrons and sulfonamide resistance genes sul1 and sul2 in DIF manure-treated bulk soil and rhizosphere, relative to 16S rRNA genes, while traN genes specific for LowGC-type plasmids were increased only in bulk soil. Principal component analysis of DGGE profiles suggested a manure effect in soil until day 28, but samples of days 71 and 140 were found close to untreated soil, indicating resilience of soil community compositions from disturbances by manure.
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Authors | Sven Jechalke, Andreas Focks, Ingrid Rosendahl, Joost Groeneweg, Jan Siemens, Holger Heuer, Kornelia Smalla |
Journal | FEMS microbiology ecology
(FEMS Microbiol Ecol)
Vol. 87
Issue 1
Pg. 78-88
(Jan 2014)
ISSN: 1574-6941 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 23962048
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | © 2013 Federation of European Microbiological Societies. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Bacterial Proteins
- Manure
- Ciprofloxacin
- difloxacin
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Topics |
- Animals
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
(pharmacology)
- Bacteria
(classification, drug effects, genetics, isolation & purification)
- Bacterial Proteins
(genetics)
- Ciprofloxacin
(analogs & derivatives, pharmacology)
- Drug Resistance, Bacterial
- Integrons
(drug effects)
- Manure
- Rhizosphere
- Soil Microbiology
- Sus scrofa
- Swine
- Zea mays
(growth & development)
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