Antibiotics in Agroecosystems: Introduction to the Special Section

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dc.contributor.authorFranklin, Alison M.en
dc.contributor.authorAga, Diana S.en
dc.contributor.authorCytryn, Eddieen
dc.contributor.authorDurso, Lisa M.en
dc.contributor.authorMcLain, Jean E.en
dc.contributor.authorPruden, Amyen
dc.contributor.authorRoberts, Marilyn C.en
dc.contributor.authorRothrock, Michael J. Jr.en
dc.contributor.authorSnow, Daniel D.en
dc.contributor.authorWatson, John E.en
dc.contributor.authorDungan, Robert S.en
dc.contributor.departmentCivil and Environmental Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-23T13:09:47Zen
dc.date.available2020-04-23T13:09:47Zen
dc.date.issued2016-03en
dc.description.abstractThe presence of antibiotic drug residues, antibiotic resistant bacteria, and antibiotic resistance genes in agroecosystems has become a significant area of research in recent years and is a growing public health concern. While antibiotics are used in both human medicine and agricultural practices, the majority of their use occurs in animal production where historically they have been used for growth promotion, in addition to the prevention and treatment of disease. The widespread use of antibiotics and the application of animal wastes to agricultural lands play major roles in the introduction of antibiotic-related contamination into the environment. Overt toxicity in organisms directly exposed to antibiotics in agroecosystems is typically not a major concern because environmental concentrations are generally lower than therapeutic doses. However, the impacts of introducing antibiotic contaminants into the environment are unknown, and concerns have been raised about the health of humans, animals, and ecosystems. Despite increased research focused on the occurrence and fate of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance over the past decade, standard methods and practices for analyzing environmental samples are limited and future research needs are becoming evident. To highlight and address these issues in detail, this special collection of papers was developed with a framework of five core review papers that address the (i) overall state of science of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance in agroecosystems using a causal model, (ii) chemical analysis of antibiotics found in the environment, (iii) need for background and baseline data for studies of antibiotic resistance in agroecosystems with a decision-making tool to assist in designing research studies, as well as (iv) culture- and (v) molecular-based methods for analyzing antibiotic resistance in the environment. With a focus on the core review papers, this introduction summarizes the current state of science for analyzing antibiotics and antibiotic resistance in agroecosystems, discusses current knowledge gaps, and develops future research priorities. This introduction also contains a glossary of terms used in the core reivew papers of this special section. The purpose of the glossary is to provide a common terminology that clearly characterizes the concepts shared throughout the narratives of each review paper.en
dc.description.adminPublic domain – authored by a U.S. government employeeen
dc.description.notesWe thank all of the authors who contributed papers to this special section, which would not have been possible without their efforts. This project was supported by the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grant no. 2013-68003-21256 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.en
dc.description.sponsorshipAgriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive from USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture [2013-68003-21256]en
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2016.01.0023en
dc.identifier.eissn1537-2537en
dc.identifier.issn0047-2425en
dc.identifier.issue2en
dc.identifier.pmid27065385en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/97894en
dc.identifier.volume45en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedicationen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/en
dc.titleAntibiotics in Agroecosystems: Introduction to the Special Sectionen
dc.title.serialJournal of Environmental Qualityen
dc.typeArticleen
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