Response characteristics of antibiotic resistance genes and bacterial communities during agricultural waste composting: Focusing on biogas residue combined with biochar amendments. (March 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: He, Yuewei; Yin, Xiaowei; Li, Fanghong; Wu, Bo; Zhu, Ling; Ge, Dabing; Wang, Nanyi; Chen, Anwei; Zhang, Lihua; Yan, Binghua; Huang, Hongli; Luo, Lin; Wu, Genyi; Zhang, Jiachao
• Is Part Of: Bioresource technology. Volume 372(2023)
• Publication Date: 2023-03
• Subjects: Antibiotic resistance gene -- Mobile genetic element -- Biochar -- Biogas residue -- Bacterial community structure; Biomass -- Periodicals; Biomass energy -- Periodicals; Bioremediation -- Periodicals; Agricultural wastes -- Periodicals; Factory and trade waste -- Periodicals; Organic wastes -- Periodicals; Bioénergie -- Périodiques; Déchets agricoles -- Périodiques; Déchets industriels -- Périodiques; Déchets organiques -- Périodiques; Déchets (Combustible) -- Périodiques; 662.88
• DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.128636
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0960-8524

Abstract

Highlights: Biochar and biogas residue have remarkable effects on the ARGs during composting. Biochar inhibited the expression of ARGs during composting. Proteobacteria and Firmicutes were main bacteria associated with ARGs dissemination. Temperature and pH were the most key parameters affecting bacterial communities. ARGs and MGEs were significantly associated with pH, NO3 − -N, OM. Abstract: This research investigated biogas residue and biochar addition on antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), mobile genetic elements (MGEs), and changes in bacterial community during agricultural waste composting. Sequencing technique investigated bacterial community structure and ARGs, MGEs changes. Correlations among physicochemical factors, ARGs, MGEs, and bacterial community structure were determined using redundancy analysis. Results confirmed that biochar and biogas residue amendments effectively lowered the contents of ARGs and MGEs. The main ARGs detected was sul 1. Proteobacteria and Firmicutes were the main host bacteria strongly associated with the dissemination of ARGs. The dynamic characteristics of the bacterial community were strongly correlated with pile temperature and pH ( P < 0.05). Redundancy and network analysis revealed that nitrate, intI 1, and Firmicutes mainly affected the in ARGs changes. Therefore, regulating these key variables would effectively suppress the ARGs spread and risk of compost use.