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Bacteriophages from faecal contamination are an important reservoir for AMR in aquatic environments

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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
卷 900, 期 -, 页码 -

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DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165490

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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR); Bacteriophages; AMR reservoir; Rivers

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This study investigates the role of faecal pollution in the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by assessing the levels of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in phage particles in three rivers. The results show that ARGs are more frequently observed in agricultural and urban sampling sites, highlighting the impact of faecal pollution and agricultural/urban activities on water quality and AMR. Furthermore, phages are found to be significant reservoirs of resistance genes in aquatic environments, suggesting the importance of including phages as indicators in future studies on environmental AMR.
Bacteriophages have been shown to play an important role in harbouring and propagating antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Faecal matter contains high levels of phages, suggesting that faecal contamination of water bodies may lead to increased antimicrobial resistance (AMR) levels due to increased phage loading in aquatic environments. In this study, we assessed whether faecal pollution of three rivers (Rivers Liffey, Tolka, and Dodder) was responsible for increased levels of ARGs in phage particles using established phage-faecal markers, focusing on four ARGs (blaTEM, tet(O), qnrS, and sul1). We observed all four ARGs in phage fractions in all three rivers, with ARGs more frequently observed in agricultural and urban sampling sites compared to their source. These findings highlight the role of faecal pollution in environmental AMR and the impact of agricultural and urban activities on water quality. Furthermore, our results suggest the importance of including phages as indicators when assessing environmental AMR, as they serve as significant reservoirs of resistance genes in aquatic environments. This study provides important insights into the role of faecal pollution and phages in the prevalence of AMR in the environment and the need for their inclusion in future studies to provide a comprehensive understanding of environmental AMR.

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