Alteration of Manure Antibiotic Resistance Genes via Soil Fauna Is Associated with the Intestinal Microbiome

• DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00529-22
• Publication Date: 2022-08-08T12:00:27Z
• Authors: Shuai Du; Yue Zhang; Ju-Pei Shen; Hang-Wei Hu; Jie Zhang; Changlong Shu; Ji-Zheng He
• Keywords: 2. Zero hunger; 570; 0303 health sciences; bioconversion; Bacteria; pathogenicity-related genes; gut microbiome; Drug Resistance, Microbial; 15. Life on land; shotgun metagenome sequencing; Microbiology; 630; QR1-502; Gastrointestinal Microbiome; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Manure; microbial interaction; Soil; 03 medical and health sciences; antibiotic resistance genes; Larva; Animals; Humans; Research Article

Saprophagous fauna like the oriental edible beetle ( P. brevitarsis ) plays a fundamental role in converting organic wastes into biofertilizer. Accumulating evidence has shown that soil fauna can reduce the abundance of ARGs, although the underlying mechanism of ARG reduction is still unclear.