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ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
卷 115, 期 -, 页码 133-141出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.03.019
关键词
Bacteriophages; Antibiotic resistance genes; Cropland; Lettuce; Cucumber; Spinach
资金
- Spanish Ministerio de Innovacion y Ciencia [AGL2016-75536-P]
- Agencia Estatal de Investigacion (AEI)
- European Regional Fund (ERF)
- Generalitat de Catalunya [2009SGR1043]
- Centre de Referencia en Biotecnologia (XeRBa)
- COLCIENCIAS (Republic of Colombia)
- Spanish Ministry
- Spanish National Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation
Bacteriophages are ubiquitously distributed prokaryotic viruses that are more abundant than bacteria. As a consequence of their life cycle, phages can kidnap part of their host's genetic material, including antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), which released phage particles transfer in a process called transduction. The spread of ARGs among pathogenic bacteria currently constitutes a serious global health problem. In this study, fresh vegetables (lettuce, spinach and cucumber), and cropland soil were screened by qPCR for ten ARGs (bla(TEM), bla(CTX-M-1) group, bla(CTX-M-9) group, bla(OXA-48), bla(VIM), mecA, sul1, qnrA, qnrS and armA) in their viral DNA fraction. The presence of ARGs in the phage DNA was analyzed before and after propagation experiments in an Escherichia coli host strain to evaluate the ability of the phage particles to infect a host. ARGs were found in the phage DNA fraction of all matrices, although with heterogeneous values. ARG prevalence was significantly higher in lettuce and soil, and the most common overall were beta-lactamases. After propagation experiments, an increase in ARG densities in phage particles was observed in samples of all four matrices, confirming that part of the isolated phage particles were infectious. This study reveals the abundance of free, replicative ARG-containing phage particles in vegetable matrices and cropland soil. The particles are proposed as vehicles for resistance transfer in these environments, where they can persist for a long time, with the possibility of generating new resistant bacterial strains. Ingestion of these mobile genetic elements may also favor the emergence of new resistances, a risk not previously considered.
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