Accumulation of sulfonamide resistance genes in arable soils due to repeated application of manure containing sulfadiazine

Holger Heuer, Qodiah Solehati, Ute Zimmerling, Kristina Kleineidam, Michael Schloter, Tanja Müller, Andreas Focks, Sören Thiele-Bruhn, Kornelia Smalla

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Abstract

Two soils were amended three times with pig manure. The abundance of sulfonamide resistance genes was determined by quantitative PCR 2 months after each application. In both soils treated with sulfadiazinecontaining manure, the numbers of copies of sul1 and sul2 significantly increased compared to numbers after treatments with antibiotic-free manure or a control and accumulated with repeated applications.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2527-2530
Number of pages4
JournalApplied and Environmental Microbiology
Volume77
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2011
Externally publishedYes

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