Microbial phylogeny determines transcriptional response of resistome to dynamic composting processes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Animal manure is a reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) that pose a potential health risk globally, especially for resistance to the antibiotics commonly used in livestock production (such as tetracycline, sulfonamide, and fluoroquinolone). Currently, the effects of biological treatment (composting) on the transcriptional response of manure ARGs and their microbial hosts are not well characterized. Composting is a dynamic process that consists of four distinct phases that are distinguished by the temperature resulting from microbial activity, namely the mesophilic, thermophilic, cooling, and maturing phases. In this study, changes of resistome expression were determined and related to active microbiome profiles during the dynamic composting process. This was a

SUBMITTER: Wang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5559795 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature