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@ARTICLE{Werner:1006813,
author = {Werner, Katharina A. and Feyen, Lara and Hübner, Tobias
and Brüggemann, Nicolas and Prost, Katharina and Grohmann,
Elisabeth},
title = {{F}ate of {H}orizontal-{G}ene-{T}ransfer {M}arkers and
{B}eta-{L}actamase {G}enes during {T}hermophilic
{C}omposting of {H}uman {E}xcreta},
journal = {Microorganisms},
volume = {11},
number = {2},
issn = {2076-2607},
address = {Basel},
publisher = {MDPI},
reportid = {FZJ-2023-01866},
pages = {308 -},
year = {2023},
abstract = {Thermophilic composting is a suitable treatment for the
recycling of organic wastes for agriculture. However, using
human excreta as feedstock for composting raises concerns
about antibiotic resistances. We analyzed samples from the
start and end of a thermophilic composting trial of human
excreta, together with green cuttings and straw, with and
without biochar. Beta-lactamase genes blaCTX-M, blaIMP, and
blaTEM conferring resistance to broad-spectrum beta-lactam
antibiotics, as well as horizontal gene transfer marker
genes, intI1 and korB, were quantified using qPCR. We found
low concentrations of the beta-lactamase genes in all
samples, with non-significant mean decreases in blaCTX-M and
blaTEM copy numbers and a mean increase in blaIMP copy
numbers. The decrease in both intI1 and korB genes from
start to end of composting indicated that thermophilic
composting can decrease the horizontal spread of resistance
genes. Thus, thermophilic composting can be a suitable
treatment for the recycling of human excreta.},
cin = {IBG-3},
ddc = {570},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IBG-3-20101118},
pnm = {2173 - Agro-biogeosystems: controls, feedbacks and impact
(POF4-217)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-2173},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {36838273},
UT = {WOS:000941487800001},
doi = {10.3390/microorganisms11020308},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/1006813},
}