Diverse and abundant antibiotic resistance genes in Chinese swine farms

YG Zhu, TA Johnson, JQ Su, M Qiao… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are emerging contaminants posing a potential worldwide
human health risk. Intensive animal husbandry is believed to be a major contributor to the …

Clusters of antibiotic resistance genes enriched together stay together in swine agriculture

TA Johnson, RD Stedtfeld, Q Wang, JR Cole… - MBio, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Antibiotic resistance is a worldwide health risk, but the influence of animal agriculture on the
genetic context and enrichment of individual antibiotic resistance alleles remains unclear …

Prevalence and dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes and coselection of heavy metals in Chinese dairy farms

B Zhou, C Wang, Q Zhao, Y Wang, M Huo… - Journal of hazardous …, 2016 - Elsevier
This study aims to explore prevalence and dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes
(ARGs) in dairy farms. A variety of ARGs conferring resistance to most classes of antibiotics …

[HTML][HTML] Tracking antibiotic resistance gene transfer at all seasons from swine waste to receiving environments

B Han, F Yang, X Tian, M Mu, K Zhang - Ecotoxicology and Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in livestock farms have attracted a growing attention with
potential effects on human health. As one of the most important organic fertilizer, swine …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes in animal manure–consequences of its application in agriculture

M Zalewska, A Błażejewska, A Czapko… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are a relatively new type of pollutant. The rise in
antibiotic resistance observed recently is closely correlated with the uncontrolled and …

Molecular characterization of antibiotic resistance in cultivable multidrug-resistant bacteria from livestock manure

Q Yang, T Tian, T Niu, P Wang - Environmental Pollution, 2017 - Elsevier
Diverse antibiotic-resistance genes (ARGs) are frequently reported to have high prevalence
in veterinary manure samples due to extensive use of antibiotics in farm animals. However …

Which animal type contributes the most to the emission of antibiotic resistance genes in large-scale swine farms in China?

J Zhang, T Lu, Y Chai, Q Sui, P Shen, Y Wei - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Modern swine farms generally contain several animal types and rely extensively on the feed
additives, including antibiotics and heavy metals, to augment animal growth. Nonetheless …

Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance from animal manures to soil: a review

WY Xie, Q Shen, FJ Zhao - European journal of soil science, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The overuse of veterinary antibiotics in animal production and the subsequent land
applications of manures contribute to the elevated antibiotic resistance in the soil …

Discharge of swine wastes risks water quality and food safety: antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes from swine sources to the receiving environments

LY He, GG Ying, YS Liu, HC Su, J Chen, SS Liu… - Environment …, 2016 - Elsevier
Swine feedlots are widely considered as a potential hotspot for promoting the dissemination
of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the environment. ARGs could enter the environment …

Family livestock waste: an ignored pollutant resource of antibiotic resistance genes

Y Gu, S Shen, B Han, X Tian, F Yang… - … and Environmental Safety, 2020 - Elsevier
The random discharge of livestock waste from family farms without utilization and treatment
has caused great pressure on the rural ecological environment and gravely increased the …