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ArticleFEMS microbiology ecology2024

Unde venis? Bacterial resistance from environmental reservoirs to lettuce: tracking microbiome and resistome over a growth period.

Maria-Theresia Gekenidis, Vera Vollenweider, Aoife Joyce, Sinéad Murphy, Jean-Claude Walser, Feng Ju, Helmut Bürgmann, Jörg Hummerjohann, Fiona Walsh, David Drissner

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Article in FEMS microbiology ecology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Maria-Theresia GekenidisFood Microbial Systems, Agroscope, 8820 Waedenswil, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0005-1634-6836
Vera VollenweiderDepartment of Quantitative Biomedicine, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-2920-3031
Aoife JoyceDepartment of Biology, Maynooth University, W23 F2H6 Maynooth, Ireland.
Sinéad MurphyDepartment of Biology, Maynooth University, W23 F2H6 Maynooth, Ireland.
Jean-Claude WalserGenetic Diversity Centre (GDC), Department of Environmental System Sciences (D-USYS), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), 8092 Zurich, Switzerland.
Feng JuKey Laboratory of Coastal Environment and Resources of Zhejiang Province, School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310030, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4137-5928
Helmut BürgmannEawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 6047 Kastanienbaum, Switzerland.
Jörg HummerjohannMicrobiological Food Safety, Agroscope, 3003 Liebefeld, Switzerland.
Fiona WalshDepartment of Biology, Maynooth University, W23 F2H6 Maynooth, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0003-0789-1689
David DrissnerDepartment of Life Sciences, Albstadt-Sigmaringen University, 72488 Sigmaringen, Germany.

Funding

National Research Program "Antimicrobial Resistance" 407240_167068Swiss National Science Foundation
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fresh produce is suggested to contribute highly to shaping the gut resistome. We investigated the impact of pig manure and irrigation water quality on microbiome and resistome of field-grown lettuce over an entire growth period. Lettuce was grown under four regimes, combining soil amendment with manure (with/without) with sprinkler irrigation using river water with an upstream wastewater input, disinfected by UV (with/without). Lettuce leaves, soil, and water samples were collected weekly and analysed by bacterial cultivation, 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing, and shotgun metagenomics from total community DNA. Cultivation yielded only few clinically relevant antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB), but numbers of ARB on lettuce increased over time, while no treatment-dependent changes were observed. Microbiome analysis confirmed a temporal trend. Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) unique to lettuce and water included multidrug and β-lactam ARGs, whereas lettuce and soil uniquely shared mainly glycopeptide and tetracycline ARGs. Surface water carried clinically relevant ARB (e.g. ESBL-producing Escherichia coli or Serratia fonticola) without affecting the overall lettuce resistome significantly. Resistance markers including biocide and metal resistance were increased in lettuce grown with manure, especially young lettuce (increased soil contact). Overall, while all investigated environments had their share as sources of the lettuce resistome, manure was the main source especially on young plants. We therefore suggest minimizing soil-vegetable contact to minimize resistance markers on fresh produce.

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BacteriaLactucaManureMicrobiotaRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSoil MicrobiologyAgricultural IrrigationAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsDrug Resistance, BacterialMetagenomicsPlant LeavesSoilSwineWastewaterWater MicrobiologyAnti-Bacterial AgentsManureRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSoilWastewaterantibiotic and biocide/metal resistancefresh produceirrigation watermanuremicrobiomemobile genetic elements

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PMID39216995
PMCPMC11418651

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