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| 8740 | 0 | 0.9664 | Nitrite reductase activity of sulphate-reducing bacteria prevents their inhibition by nitrate-reducing, sulphide-oxidizing bacteria. Sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB) can be inhibited by nitrate-reducing, sulphide-oxidizing bacteria (NR-SOB), despite the fact that these two groups are interdependent in many anaerobic environments. Practical applications of this inhibition include the reduction of sulphide concentrations in oil fields by nitrate injection. The NR-SOB Thiomicrospira sp. strain CVO was found to oxidize up to 15 mM sulphide, considerably more than three other NR-SOB strains that were tested. Sulphide oxidation increased the environmental redox potential (Eh) from -400 to +100 mV and gave 0.6 nitrite per nitrate reduced. Within the genus Desulfovibrio, strains Lac3 and Lac6 were inhibited by strain CVO and nitrate for the duration of the experiment, whereas inhibition of strains Lac15 and D. vulgaris Hildenborough was transient. The latter had very high nitrite reductase (Nrf) activity. Southern blotting with D. vulgaris nrf genes as a probe indicated the absence of homologous nrf genes from strains Lac3 and Lac6 and their presence in strain Lac15. With respect to SRB from other genera, inhibition of the known nitrite reducer Desulfobulbus propionicus by strain CVO and nitrate was transient, whereas inhibition of Desulfobacterium autotrophicum and Desulfobacter postgatei was long-lasting. The results indicate that inhibition of SRB by NR-SOB is caused by nitrite production. Nrf-containing SRB can overcome this inhibition by further reducing nitrite to ammonia, preventing a stalling of the favourable metabolic interactions between these two bacterial groups. Nrf, which is widely distributed in SRB, can thus be regarded as a resistance factor that prevents the inhibition of dissimilatory sulphate reduction by nitrite. | 2003 | 12823193 |
| 342 | 1 | 0.9649 | Heat-shock-increased survival to far-UV radiation in Escherichia coli is wavelength dependent. Heat-shock-induced resistance to far-UV (FUV) radiation was studied in Escherichia coli. The induction of FUV resistance was shown to be dependent on the products of the genes uvrA and polA in bacteria irradiated at 254 nm. Heat shock increased the resistance to 280 nm radiation in a uvrA6 recA13 mutant. Heat shock lowered the mutation frequency (reversion to tryptophan proficiency) in wild-type or uvrA strains irradiated at 254 nm. When these strains were irradiated at 280 nm, heat shock did not interfere with the mutation frequency in the wild-type strain, but greatly enhanced mutations in the uvrA mutant. After heat-shock treatment, the wild-type strain irradiated at 254 nm showed increased DNA degradation, indicating enhanced repair activity. However, heat shock did not stimulate SOS repair triggered by FUV. An increased survival of bacteriophages irradiated with FUV and inoculated into heat-shock-treated bacteria was not detected. The possibility that heat shock enhances excision repair activity in a wavelength-dependent manner is discussed. | 1994 | 8176549 |
| 8741 | 2 | 0.9648 | Acclimation of electroactive biofilms under different operating conditions: comprehensive analysis from architecture, composition, and metabolic activity. Electroactive biofilms (EABs) have aroused wide concern in waste treatment due to their unique capability of extracellular electron transfer with solid materials. The combined effect of different operating conditions on the formation, microbial architecture, composition, and metabolic activity of EABs is still unknown. In this study, the impact of three different factors (anode electrode, substrate concentration, and resistance) on the acclimation and performance of EABs was investigated. The results showed that the shortest start-up time of 127.3 h and highest power density of 0.84 W m(-2) were obtained with carbon brush as electrode, low concentration of substrate (1.0 g L(-1)), and 1000 Ω external resistance (denoted as N1). The EABs under N1 condition also represented strongest redox capacity, lowest internal resistance, and close arrangement of bacteria. Moreover, the EABs cultured under different conditions both showed similar results, with direct electron transfer (DET) dominated from EABs to anode. Microbial community compositions indicated that EABs under N1 condition have lowest diversity and highest abundance of electroactive bacteria (46.68%). Higher substrate concentration (3.0 g L(-1)) promoted the proliferation of some other bacteria without electroactivity, which was adverse to EABs. The metabolic analysis showed the difference of genes related to electron transfer (cytochrome C and pili) and biofilm formation (xap) of EABs under different conditions, which further demonstrated the higher electroactivity of EABs under N1. These results provided a comprehensive understanding of the effect of different operating conditions on EABs including biofilm formation and electrochemical activity. | 2023 | 37749470 |
| 8735 | 3 | 0.9644 | The Effect of Ice-Nucleation-Active Bacteria on Metabolic Regulation in Evergestis extimalis (Scopoli) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Overwintering Larvae on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Evergestis extimalis (Scopoli) is a significant pest of spring oilseed rape in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It has developed resistance to many commonly used insecticides. Therefore, biopesticides should be used to replace the chemical pesticides in pest control. In this study, the effects of ice-nucleation-active (INA) microbes (Pseudomonas syringae 1.7277, P. syringae 1.3200, and Erwinia pyrifoliae 1.3333) on E. extimalis were evaluated. The supercooling points (SCP) were markedly increased due to the INA bacteria application when they were compared to those of the untreated samples. Specifically, the SCP of E. extimalis after its exposure to a high concentration of INA bacteria in February were -10.72 °C, -13.73 °C, and -14.04 °C. Our findings have demonstrated that the trehalase (Tre) genes were up-regulated by the application of the INA bacteria, thereby resulting in an increased trehalase activity. Overall, the INA bacteria could act as effective heterogeneous ice nuclei which could lower the hardiness of E. extimalis to the cold and then freeze them to death in an extremely cold winter. Therefore, the control of insect pests with INA bacteria goes without doubt, in theory. | 2022 | 36292857 |
| 6009 | 4 | 0.9644 | Efflux pump inhibitor chlorpromazine effectively increases the susceptibility of Escherichia coli to antimicrobial peptide Brevinin-2CE. Aim: The response of E. coli ATCC8739 to Brevinin-2CE (B2CE) was evaluated as a strategy to prevent the development of antimicrobial peptide (AMP)-resistant bacteria. Methods: Gene expression levels were detected by transcriptome sequencing and RT-PCR. Target genes were knocked out using CRISPR-Cas9. MIC was measured to evaluate strain resistance. Results: Expression of acrZ and sugE were increased with B2CE stimulation. ATCC8739ΔacrZ and ATCC8739ΔsugE showed twofold and fourfold increased sensitivity, respectively. The survival rate of ATCC8739 was reduced in the presence of B2CE/chlorpromazine (CPZ). Combinations of other AMPs with CPZ also showed antibacterial effects. Conclusion: The results indicate that combinations of AMPs/efflux pump inhibitors (EPIs) may be a potential approach to combat resistant bacteria. | 2024 | 38683168 |
| 102 | 5 | 0.9642 | Paradoxical behaviour of pKM101; inhibition of uvr-independent crosslink repair in Escherichia coli by muc gene products. In strains of Escherichia coli deficient in excision repair (uvrA or uvrB), plasmid pKM101 muc+ but not pGW219 mucB::Tn5 enhanced resistance to angelicin monoadducts but reduced resistance to 8-methoxy-psoralen interstrand DNA crosslinks. Thermally induced recA-441 (= tif-1) bacteria showed an additional resistance to crosslinks that was blocked by pKM101. Plasmid-borne muc+ genes also conferred some additional sensitivity to gamma-radiation and it is suggested that a repair step susceptible to inhibition by muc+ gene products and possibly involving double-strand breaks may be involved after both ionizing radiation damage and psoralen crosslinks. | 1985 | 3883148 |
| 339 | 6 | 0.9641 | Multiple mechanisms of resistance to cisplatin toxicity in an Escherichia coli K12 mutant. The mechanisms underlying cellular resistance to the antitumor drug cis-diamminedichloro-platinum(II) (CDDP) were studied in Escherichia coli K12. A bacterial strain (MC4100/DDP) was selected from the MC4100 wild-type strain after growth for four cycles in CDDP. MC4100/DDP bacteria showed a high level of resistance and exhibited various modifications including (1) a decrease in drug uptake and platinum/DNA binding which only partly contributed to resistance, (2) an increase in glutathione content not involved in the resistant phenotype, (3) an increase in DNA repair capacity. Resistance was unmodified by introducing a uvrA mutation which neutralizes the excision-repair pathway. In contrast, it was abolished by deletion of the recA gene which abolishes recombination and SOS repair but also by a mutation in the recA gene leading to RecA co-protease minus (no SOS induction). RecA protein was unchanged in MC4100/DDP but the expression of RecA-dependent gene(s) was required for CDDP resistance. The regulation of genes belonging to the SOS regulon was analysed in MC4100/DDP by monitoring the expression of sfiA and recA::lacZ gene fusions after UV irradiation. These gene fusions were derepressed faster and the optimal expression was obtained for a lower number of UV lesions in MC4100/DDP, suggesting a role of RecA co-protease activity in the mechanism of resistance to CDDP in this E. coli strain. | 1994 | 7974517 |
| 6732 | 7 | 0.9639 | Assessment of Bioavailability of Biochar-Sorbed Tetracycline to Escherichia coli for Activation of Antibiotic Resistance Genes. Human overuse and misuse of antibiotics have caused the wide dissemination of antibiotics in the environment, which has promoted the development and proliferation of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in soils. Biochar (BC) with strong sorption affinity to many antibiotics is considered to sequester antibiotics and hence mitigate their impacts to bacterial communities in soils. However, little is known about whether BC-sorbed antibiotics are bioavailable and exert selective pressure on soil bacteria. In this study, we probed the bioavailability of tetracycline sorbed by BCs prepared from rice-, wheat-, maize-, and bean-straw feedstock using Escherichia coli MC4100/pTGM bioreporter strain. The results revealed that BC-sorbed tetracycline was still bioavailable to the E. coli attached to BC surfaces. Tetracycline sorbed by BCs prepared at 400 °C (BC400) demonstrated a higher bioavailability to bacteria compared to that sorbed by BCs prepared at 500 °C (BC500). Tetracycline could be sorbed primarily in the small pores of BC500 where bacteria could not access due to the size exclusion to bacteria. In contrast, tetracycline could be sorbed mainly on BC400 surfaces where bacteria could conveniently access tetracycline. Increasing the ambient humidity apparently enhanced the bioavailability of BC400-sorbed tetracycline. BC500-sorbed tetracycline exposed to varying levels of ambient humidity showed no significant changes in bioavailability, indicating that water could not effectively mobilize tetracycline from BC500 pores to surfaces where bacteria could access tetracycline. The results from this study suggest that BCs prepared at a higher pyrolysis temperature could be more effective to sequester tetracycline and mitigate the selective pressure on soil bacteria. | 2020 | 32786566 |
| 8742 | 8 | 0.9636 | Effect of Bacteria and Bacterial Constituents on Recovery and Resistance of Tulane Virus. Noroviruses encounter numerous and diverse bacterial populations in the host and environment, but the impact of bacteria on norovirus transmission, infection, detection, and inactivation are not well understood. Tulane virus (TV), a human norovirus surrogate, was exposed to viable bacteria, bacterial metabolic products, and bacterial cell constituents and was evaluated for impact on viral recovery, propagation, and inactivation resistance, respectively. TV was incubated with common soil, intestinal, skin, and phyllosphere bacteria, and unbound viruses were recovered by centrifugation and filtration. TV recovery from various bacterial suspensions was not impeded, which suggests a lack of direct, stable binding between viruses and bacteria. The cell-free supernatant (CFS) of Bifidobacterium bifidum 35914, a bacterium that produces glycan-modifying enzymes, was evaluated for effect on the propagation of TV in LLC-MK2 cells. CFS did not limit TV propagation relative to TV absent of CFS. The impact of Escherichia coli O111:B4 lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and Bacillus subtilis peptidoglycan (PEP) on TV thermal and chlorine inactivation resistance was evaluated. PEP increased TV thermal and chlorine inactivation resistance compared with control TV in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). TV suspended in PBS and LPS was reduced by more than 3.7 log at 60°C, whereas in PEP, TV reduction was approximately 2 log. Chlorine treatment (200 ppm) rendered TV undetectable (>3-log reduction) in PBS and LPS; however, TV was still detected in PEP, reduced by 2.9 log. Virus inactivation studies and food processing practices should account for potential impact of bacteria on viral resistance. | 2020 | 32221571 |
| 8112 | 9 | 0.9633 | Fate of antibiotic resistance bacteria and genes during enhanced anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge by microwave pretreatment. The fate of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) were investigated during the sludge anaerobic digestion (AD) with microwave-acid (MW-H), microwave (MW) and microwave-H2O2-alkaline (MW-H2O2) pretreatments. Results showed that combined MW pretreatment especially for the MW-H pretreatment could efficiently reduce the ARB concentration, and most ARG concentrations tended to attenuate during the pretreatment. The subsequent AD showed evident removal of the ARB, but most ARGs were enriched after AD. Only the concentration of tetX kept continuous declination during the whole sludge treatment. The total ARGs concentration showed significant correlation with 16S rRNA during the pretreatment and AD. Compared with unpretreated sludge, the AD of MW and MW-H2O2 pretreated sludge presented slightly better ARB and ARGs reduction efficiency. | 2016 | 26970692 |
| 7876 | 10 | 0.9632 | Sulfamethoxazole impact on pollutant removal and microbial community of aerobic granular sludge with filamentous bacteria. In this study, sulfamethoxazole (SMX) was employed to investigate its impact on the process of aerobic granule sludge with filamentous bacteria (FAGS). FAGS has shown great tolerance ability. FAGS in a continuous flow reactor (CFR) could keep stable with 2 μg/L of SMX addition during long-term operation. The NH(4)(+), chemical oxygen demand (COD), and SMX removal efficiencies kept higher than 80%, 85%, and 80%, respectively. Both adsorption and biodegradation play important roles in SMX removal for FAGS. The extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) might play important role in SMX removal and FAGS tolerance to SMX. The EPS content increased from 157.84 mg/g VSS to 328.22 mg/g VSS with SMX addition. SMX has slightly affected on microorganism community. A high abundance of Rhodobacter, Gemmobacter, and Sphaerotilus of FAGS may positively correlate to SMX. The SMX addition has led to the increase in the abundance of the four sulfonamide resistance genes in FAGS. | 2023 | 36871701 |
| 7923 | 11 | 0.9632 | Effect of ultrasonic and ozone pretreatment on the fate of enteric indicator bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes, and anaerobic digestion of dairy wastewater. In this study, the effect of ultrasound (US), ozone and US combined with ozone (US/ozone) pretreatments on the fate of enteric indicator bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), and anaerobic digestion (AD) of dairy wastewater was investigated. The pretreatment conditions included US power 200 W, ozone concentration 4.2 mg O(3)/L, and pretreatment time 0-30 min. The results showed that US/ozone pretreatment was effective in the inactivation of enteric indicator bacteria. Total coliforms and enterococci were reduced by 99% and 92% after 30 min US/ozone pretreatment. Pretreatments could not decrease ARGs in absolute concentration, but could decrease ARGs in relative abundance. In the subsequent AD process, methane production increased more than 10% with 20 min ozone or 20 min US/ozone pretreatments. Pretreatment-AD together obviously inhibited the enrichment of ARGs in relative abundance. This study provided a pretreatment way to enhance methane production and to prevent the enrichment of ARGs. | 2021 | 33186838 |
| 8522 | 12 | 0.9631 | Electrochemical disinfection may increase the spread of antibiotic resistance genes by promoting conjugal plasmid transfer. Current in the milliampere range can be used for electrochemical inactivation of bacteria. Yet, bacteria-including antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) may be subjected to sublethal conditions due to imperfect mixing or energy savings measures during electrochemical disinfection. It is not known whether such sublethal current intensities have the potential to stimulate plasmid transfer from ARB. In this study, conjugal transfer of plasmid pKJK5 was investigated between Pseudomonas putida strains under conditions reflecting electrochemical disinfection. Although the abundance of culturable and membrane-intact donor and recipient cells decreased with applied current (0-60 mA), both transconjugant density and transconjugant frequency increased. Both active chlorine and superoxide radicals were generated electrolytically, and ROS generation was induced. In addition, we detected significant over expression of a core oxidative stress defense gene (ahpCF) with current. Expression of selected conjugation related genes (traE, traI, trbJ, and trbL) also significantly correlated with current intensity. ROS accumulation, SOS response and subsequent derepression of conjugation are therefore the plausible consequence of sublethal current exposure. These findings suggest that sublethal intensities of current can enhance conjugal plasmid transfer, and that it is essential that conditions of electrochemical disinfection (applied voltage, current density, time and mixing) are carefully controlled to avoid conjugal ARG transmission. | 2023 | 36328265 |
| 7859 | 13 | 0.9630 | Abatement of antibiotics and resistance genes during catalytic ozonation enhanced sludge dewatering process: Synchronized in volume and hazardousness reduction. Based on the efficiency of the catalytic ozonation techniques (HDWS+O(3) and MnFe(2)O(4) @SBC+O(3)) in enhancing the sludge dewaterability, the effectiveness in synchronized abatement antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) was conducted to determine. The results revealed that catalytic ozonation conditioning altered the distribution of target antibiotics (tetracycline (TC), oxytetracycline (OTC), norfloxacin (NOR), ofloxacin (OFL)) in the dewatered filtrate, the dewatered sludge cake and the extra-microcolony/cellular polymers (EMPS/ECPS) layers, achieving the redistribution from solid-phase adsorption to liquid-phase dissolution. The total degradation rate was over 90% for TC and OTC, 72-78% for NOR and OFL; the abatement efficiency of eleven ARGs reached 1.47-3.01 log and 1.64-3.59 log, respectively, and more than four eARGs were eliminated. The effective abatement of the absolute abundance of Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) (0.91-1.89 log) demonstrated that catalytic ozonation conditioning could also significantly inhibit horizontal gene transfer (HGT). The abundance of resistant bacteria was greatly reduced and the signal transduction of the typical ARGs host bacteria was inhibited. The highly reactive oxidation species (ROS) generated were responsible for the abatement of antibiotics and ARGs. These findings provided new insights into the sludge conditioning for ideal and synchronized reduction in volume and hazardousness by catalytic ozonation processes in sludge treatment. | 2024 | 37944236 |
| 8109 | 14 | 0.9629 | The fate of antibiotic resistance genes and their influential factors in swine manure composting with sepiolite as additive. Manures are storages for antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) entering the environment. This study investigated the effects of adding sepiolite at 0%, 2.5%, 5%, and 7.5% (CK, T1, T2, and T3, respectively) on the fates of ARGs during composting. The relative abundances (RAs) of the total ARGs in CK and T3 decreased by 0.23 and 0.46 logs, respectively, after composting. The RAs of 10/11 ARGs decreased in CK, whereas they all decreased in T3. The reduction in the RA of the total mobile genetic elements (MGEs) was 1.26 times higher in T3 compared with CK after composting. The bacterial community accounted for 47.93% of the variation in the abundances of ARGs. Network analysis indicated that ARGs and MGEs shared potential host bacteria (PHB), and T3 controlled the transmission of ARGs by reducing the abundances of PHB. Composting with 7.5% sepiolite is an effective strategy for reducing the risk of ARGs proliferating. | 2022 | 35063626 |
| 7836 | 15 | 0.9629 | Efficient Degradation of Intracellular Antibiotic Resistance Genes by Photosensitized Erythrosine-Produced (1)O(2). Intracellular antibiotic resistance genes (iARGs) constitute the important part of wastewater ARGs and need to be efficiently removed. However, due to the dual protection of intracellular DNA by bacterial membranes and the cytoplasm, present disinfection technologies are largely inefficient in iARG degradation. Herein, we for the first time found that erythrosine (ERY, an edible dye) could efficiently degrade iARGs by producing abundant (1)O(2) under visible light. Seven log antibiotic-resistant bacteria were inactivated within only 1.5 min, and 6 log iARGs were completely degraded within 40 min by photosensitized ERY (5.0 mg/L). A linear relationship was established between ARG degradation rate constants and (1)O(2) concentrations in the ERY photosensitizing system. Surprisingly, a 3.2-fold faster degradation of iARGs than extracellular ARGs was observed, which was attributed to the unique indirect oxidation of iARGs induced by (1)O(2). Furthermore, ERY photosensitizing was effective for iARG degradation in real wastewater and other photosensitizers (including Rose Bengal and Phloxine B) of high (1)O(2) yields could also achieve efficient iARG degradation. The findings increase our knowledge of the iARG degradation preference by (1)O(2) and provide a new strategy of developing technologies with high (1)O(2) yield, like ERY photosensitizing, for efficient iARG removal. | 2023 | 37531556 |
| 7743 | 16 | 0.9629 | Integrated meta-omics study on rapid tylosin removal mechanism and dynamics of antibiotic resistance genes during aerobic thermophilic fermentation of tylosin mycelial dregs. For efficient treatment of tylosin mycelial dregs (TMDs), rapid tylosin removal mechanism and dynamics of ARGs during TMDs fermentation were investigated using integrated meta-omics (genomics, metaproteomics and metabolomics) and qPCR approaches. The results showed that over 86% of tylosin was degraded on day 7 regardless of the type of bulking agents. The rapid removal of tylosin was mainly attributed to de-mycarose reaction (GH3) and esterase hydrolysis (C7MYQ7) of Saccharomonospora, and catalase-peroxidase oxidation of Bacillus (A0A077JB13). In addition, the moisture content and mobile genetic elements were vital to control the rebound of ARGs. The removal efficiency of antibiotic resistant bacteria (Streptomyces, Pseudomonas, norank_f__Sphingobacteriaceae, and Paenalcaligenes) and Intl1 (98.8%) in fermentation treatment TC21 with corncob as the bulking agent was significantly higher than that in other three treatments (88.3%). Thus, appropriate bulking agents could constrain the abundance of antibiotic resistant bacteria and Intl1, which is crucial to effectively reduce the resistance. | 2022 | 35307520 |
| 7883 | 17 | 0.9629 | Anammox biofilm system under the stress of Hg(II): Nitrogen removal performance, microbial community dynamic and resistance genes expression. The existence of heavy metals in wastewater has obtained more attention due to its high toxicity and non-degradability. In this study, we investigated the changes of anaerobic ammonium oxidation (Anammox) system under long-term invasion of Hg(Ⅱ). The results indicated that the total nitrogen removal efficiency (TNRE) dropped to around 55 % as Hg(Ⅱ) concentration went up to 20 mg L(-1). But the functional bacteria rapidly developed some resistant abilities and maintained a stable TNRE of 65 % till the end of test. The maximum relative expression fold change of merA, merB, merD and merR were 468.8476, 23.7383, 5.0321 and 15.2514 times, respectively. The high positive correlation between the expression abundance of metal resistance genes and the concentrations of Hg(Ⅱ) revealed the resistant mechanisms of microorganisms to heavy metals. Moreover, the protective strategy based on extracellular polymeric substances also contributed to the stability of Anammox system. | 2020 | 32315795 |
| 92 | 18 | 0.9628 | Quantitative trait loci for partial resistance to Pseudomonas syringae pv. maculicola in Arabidopsis thaliana. Segregation of partial resistance to Pseudomonas syringae pv. maculicola (Psm) ES4326 was studied in the recombinant inbred population created from accessions (ecotypes) Columbia (Col-4), the more susceptible parent, and Landsberg (Ler-0). Plants were spray inoculated with lux-transformed bacteria in experiments to measure susceptibility. The amount of disease produced on a range of Col × Ler lines by spray inoculation was highly correlated with that produced by pressure infiltration of bacteria into the apoplast. Quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis identified four loci that contributed to partial resistance: QRpsJIC-1.1, QRpsJIC-2.1, QRpsJIC-3.1 and QRpsJIC-5.1 on chromosomes 1, 2, 3 and 5, respectively. QRpsJIC-3.1, located 8.45 cM from the top of the consensus genetic map of chromosome 3, had a large, approximately additive effect on partial resistance, explaining 50% of the genetic variation in this population. Fine mapping narrowed the region within which this QTL was located to 62 genes. A list of candidate genes included several major classes of resistance gene. | 2013 | 23724899 |
| 8108 | 19 | 0.9628 | Insights into the beneficial effects of woody peat for reducing abundances of antibiotic resistance genes during composting. Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in manure endangered human health, while heavy metals in manure will pose selective pressure on ARGs. This study explored the effects on ARGs of adding woody peat during composting at different ratios (0 (CK), 5% (T1), and 15% (T2)). After composting, the relative abundances of 8/11 ARGs were 6.97-38.09% and 10.73-54.31% lower in T1 and T2, respectively, than CK. The bioavailable Cu content was 1.40% and 18.40% lower in T1 and T2, respectively, than CK. Network analysis showed that ARGs, mobile genetic elements (MGEs), and metal resistance genes possessed common potential host bacteria, such as Streptococcus, Dietzia, and Corynebacterium_1. Environmental factors, especially bioavailable Cu, and MGEs accounted for 80.75% of the changes in the abundances of ARGs. In conclusion, 15% Woody peat is beneficial to decrease the bioavailable Cu content and weaken horizontal gene transfer for controlling the spread of ARGs during composting. | 2021 | 34534940 |