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DNA samples were analyzed for their content in the ARGs sul1, tetM, qnrS1, blaCTX-M-32, blaOXA-58, mecA, and blaTEM, plus the integron intI1, using qPCR methods. In addition, soil microbiomes from the different plots were analyzed by amplicon-targeted 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Our data show a decreasing gradient of ARG loads from soil to fruits and beans, the latter showing only from 0.1 to 0.01% of the abundance values in soil. The type of crop was the main determinant for both ARG distribution and microbiome composition among the different plots, with minor contributions of geographic location and irrigation water source. We propose that soil amendment and/or fertilization, more than irrigation water, are the main drivers of ARG loads on the edible parts of the crop, and that they should therefore be specifically controlled.", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "2. Zero hunger", "Microbiomes", "Agriculture", "Drug Resistance", " Microbial", "Irrigation water", "15. 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The fitness of wastewater ARB in the complex fecal microbiota of a healthy human was investigated in feces-based microcosm assays (FMAs). FMAs were inoculated with two wastewater isolates, Escherichia coli strain A2FCC14 (MLST ST131) and Enterococcus faecium strain H1EV10 (MLST ST78), harboring the ARGs blaTEM, blaCTX, blaOXA-A and vanA, respectively. The FMAs, incubated in the presence or absence of oxygen or in the presence or absence of the antibiotics cefotaxime or vancomycin, were monitored based on cultivation, ARGs quantification and bacterial community analysis. The fecal bacterial community was dominated by members of the phyla Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Actinobacteria, Proteobacteria and Verrucomicrobia. The ARGs harbored by the wastewater isolates could be quantified after one week, in FMAs incubated under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions. These observations were not significantly different in FMAs incubated anaerobically, supplemented with sub-inhibitory concentrations of cefotaxime or vancomycin. The observation that ARGs of wastewater ARB persisted in presence of the human fecal microbiota for at least one week supports the hypothesis of a potential transmission to humans, a topic that deserves further investigation.</p>", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "Microcosm assays", "0303 health sciences", "Bacteria", "Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors", "Wastewater", "Human fecal microbiota", "6. Clean water", "Anti-Bacterial Agents", "3. Good health", "Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists", "Feces", "03 medical and health sciences", "Antibiotic resistance genes", "Antibiotic resistant bacteria", "Genes", " Bacterial", "11. 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Soils are one of Earth\uffe2\uff80\uff99s largest reservoirs of ARGs, which are integral for soil microbial competition, and have potential implications for plant and human health. Yet, their diversity and global patterns remain poorly described. Here, we analyzed 285 ARGs in soils from 1012 sites across all continents and created the first global atlas with the distributions of topsoil ARGs.</p>                                Results                 <p>We show that ARGs peaked in high latitude cold and boreal forests. Climatic seasonality and mobile genetic elements, associated with the transmission of antibiotic resistance, were also key drivers of their global distribution. Dominant ARGs were mainly related to multidrug resistance genes and efflux pump machineries. We further pinpointed the global hotspots of the diversity and proportions of soil ARGs.</p>                                Conclusions                 <p>Together, our work provides the foundation for a better understanding of the ecology and global distribution of the environmental soil antibiotic resistome.</p>", "keywords": ["Ecolog\u00eda (Biolog\u00eda)", "0301 basic medicine", "SDG-03: Good health and well-being", "550", "Antibiotic resistance", "Edafolog\u00eda (Biolog\u00eda)", "Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs)", "910", "http://metadata.un.org/sdg/3", "631.4", "Microbial ecology", "2417.14 Gen\u00e9tica Vegetal", "Soil", "03 medical and health sciences", "XXXXXX - Unknown", "Global scale", "Humans", "Global change", "SCALE", "Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages", "2. Zero hunger", "0303 health sciences", "Ecology", "Research", "QR100-130", "Human health", "15. Life on land", "Gen\u00e9tica", "Anti-Bacterial Agents", "3. 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MPs in the environment may act as vectors for antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Bacterial communities on the plastisphere, the surface of MPs, are influenced by plastic properties, allowing ARB to colonize and form biofilms. These biofilms facilitate the transfer of ARGs within microbial communities. This study analyzed data from the LUCAS soil dataset (885 soil samples across EU countries) using the Emu tool to characterize microbial communities at the genus/species level. Functional annotation via PICRUSt2, supported by a custom tool for Emu output formatting, revealed significant correlations between the genera Solirubrobacter, Bradyrhizobium, Nocardioides, and Bacillus with pathways linked to microplastic degradation and antibiotic resistance. These genera were consistently present in various soil types (woodland, grassland, and cropland), suggesting their potential as bioindicators of soil health in relation to MP pollution. The findings underscore MPs as hotspots for ARB and ARGs, offering new insights into the identification of bioindicators for monitoring soil health and the ecological impacts related to MP contamination.</p></article>", "keywords": ["microplastics; antibiotic resistance genes; soil microbiome; LUCAS soil"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Andrea Visca, Luciana Di Gregorio, Manuela Costanzo, Elisa Clagnan, Lorenzo Nolfi, Roberta Bernini, Alberto Orgiazzi, Arwyn Jones, Francesco Vitali, Stefano Mocali, Annamaria Bevivino,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://air.unimi.it/bitstream/2434/1142151/2/sustainability-17-01093.pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/17/3/1093/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/su17031093"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Sustainability", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/su17031093", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/su17031093", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/su17031093"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2025-01-29T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "11587/561788", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-07-25T16:25:07Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2025-07-04", "title": "Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as environmental drivers of antimicrobial resistance: insights from genome sequences of Klebsiella grimontii and Citrobacter braakii isolated from contaminated soil", "description": "<p>             In vitro microcosm experiments showed that PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) selects for antibiotic-resistant bacteria, characterized by WGS, which displayed increased transcription of AMR genes during growth in the presence of PFOA.</p", "keywords": ["PFAS", " Antimicrobial resistance", " Antibiotic resistance genes; Klebsiella grimontii", " Citrobacter braakii"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/11587/561788"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Environmental%20Science%3A%20Advances", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "11587/561788", "name": "item", "description": "11587/561788", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/11587/561788"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "1959.7/uws:76535", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-07-25T16:25:22Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-12-11", "title": "The global distribution and environmental drivers of the soil antibiotic resistome", "description": "Abstract                                        Background                     <p>Little is known about the global distribution and environmental drivers of key microbial functional traits such as antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Soils are one of Earth\uffe2\uff80\uff99s largest reservoirs of ARGs, which are integral for soil microbial competition, and have potential implications for plant and human health. Yet, their diversity and global patterns remain poorly described. Here, we analyzed 285 ARGs in soils from 1012 sites across all continents and created the first global atlas with the distributions of topsoil ARGs.</p>                                                           Results                     <p>We show that ARGs peaked in high latitude cold and boreal forests. Climatic seasonality and mobile genetic elements, associated with the transmission of antibiotic resistance, were also key drivers of their global distribution. Dominant ARGs were mainly related to multidrug resistance genes and efflux pump machineries. We further pinpointed the global hotspots of the diversity and proportions of soil ARGs.</p>                                                           Conclusions                     <p>Together, our work provides the foundation for a better understanding of the ecology and global distribution of the environmental soil antibiotic resistome.</p>", "keywords": ["Ecolog\u00eda (Biolog\u00eda)", "0301 basic medicine", "SDG-03: Good health and well-being", "550", "Antibiotic resistance", "Edafolog\u00eda (Biolog\u00eda)", "Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs)", "910", "631.4", "Microbial ecology", "2417.14 Gen\u00e9tica Vegetal", "Soil", "03 medical and health sciences", "XXXXXX - Unknown", "Global scale", "Humans", "Global change", "SCALE", "2. Zero hunger", "0303 health sciences", "Ecology", "Research", "QR100-130", "Human health", "15. Life on land", "Gen\u00e9tica", "Anti-Bacterial Agents", "3. Good health", "Phenotype", "Mobile genetic elements", "13. 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MPs in the environment may act as vectors for antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Bacterial communities on the plastisphere, the surface of MPs, are influenced by plastic properties, allowing ARB to colonize and form biofilms. These biofilms facilitate the transfer of ARGs within microbial communities. This study analyzed data from the LUCAS soil dataset (885 soil samples across EU countries) using the Emu tool to characterize microbial communities at the genus/species level. Functional annotation via PICRUSt2, supported by a custom tool for Emu output formatting, revealed significant correlations between the genera Solirubrobacter, Bradyrhizobium, Nocardioides, and Bacillus with pathways linked to microplastic degradation and antibiotic resistance. These genera were consistently present in various soil types (woodland, grassland, and cropland), suggesting their potential as bioindicators of soil health in relation to MP pollution. The findings underscore MPs as hotspots for ARB and ARGs, offering new insights into the identification of bioindicators for monitoring soil health and the ecological impacts related to MP contamination.</p></article>", "keywords": ["microplastics; antibiotic resistance genes; soil microbiome; LUCAS soil"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://air.unimi.it/bitstream/2434/1142151/2/sustainability-17-01093.pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/17/3/1093/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/2434/1142151"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Sustainability", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "2434/1142151", "name": "item", "description": "2434/1142151", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/2434/1142151"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2025-01-29T00:00:00Z"}}], "links": [{"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "This document as GeoJSON", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items?keywords=Antibiotic+resistance+genes&f=json", "hreflang": "en-US"}, {"rel": "alternate", "type": "text/html", "title": "This document as HTML", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items?keywords=Antibiotic+resistance+genes&f=html", "hreflang": "en-US"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection URL", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main", "hreflang": "en-US"}, {"type": "application/geo+json", "rel": "first", "title": "items (first)", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items?keywords=Antibiotic+resistance+genes&", "hreflang": "en-US"}, {"rel": "last", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "items (last)", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items?keywords=Antibiotic+resistance+genes&offset=8", "hreflang": "en-US"}], "numberMatched": 8, "numberReturned": 8, "distributedFeatures": [], "timeStamp": "2026-07-26T02:05:10.319986Z"}