Effect of antibiotic type and vegetable species on antibiotic accumulation in soil-vegetable system, soil microbiota, and resistance genes

The Role of Grass Compost and Zea Mays in Alleviating Toxic Effects of Tetracycline on the Soil Bacteria Community

“…The release of increasing amounts of antibiotics to soil poses potential threats to all microorganisms colonizing this environment [ 18 , 24 , 78 ]. They can modify the structure and activity of soil bacteria communities [ 17 ].…”

“…In the present study, Tc only slightly enhanced catalase activity on day 50 of the experiment. Generally, dehydrogenases were more responsive to Tc compared to catalase, probably due to growth inhibition or death of sensitive microorganisms [ 18 , 83 , 97 ]. In turn, the stimulating effect of Tc on catalase activity, observed in the present study, might have been caused by enhanced proliferation of copiotrophic bacteria in the Tc-contaminated soils.…”

“…According to Daghrir and Drogui [ 16 ], 70% of the tetracycline group antibiotics are excreted with human and animal urine and excreta and released in the active form to the natural environment. The continuous release of Tc residues to the environment [ 17 , 18 ] and the fact that low temperature contributes to the retardation and even complete inhibition of their degradation in the soil [ 19 ] make them ubiquitous in the soil environment ( Table 1 ).…”

Intra‐household health effects of irrigation in Southern Ghana*

“…Recent studies (Riemenschneider et al, 2016;Christou et al, 2017;Azanu et al, 2018;Gudda et al, 2020;Sun et al, 2020) have shown that pollutants such as antibiotics are taken up by vegetables under both real and simulated conditions. Srinivasan & Reddy (2009) found that households relying on wastewater for irrigation compared with those relying on normal-quality water have higher morbidity (i.e., illnesses), with a more substantial illness incidence for adults and females than children and males.…”

Retention of the Antibiotic Cefuroxime onto Agricultural and Forest Soils

“…In fact, it has been reported that the direct application of wastewater in irrigation, or the application of sewage sludge as fertilizer in agricultural soils, can be the main source of antimicrobials to the edaphic environment [10][11][12][13], as wastewater treatment plants usually do not eliminate these pollutants [14][15][16][17]. Excessive concentrations of these drugs in the soil could affect food quality, the safety of crop production, and the health of the environment, bearing in mind that these contaminants move through environmental compartments and the food chain, especially after being absorbed by plants [18][19][20].…”