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- Title
The fecal resistome of dairy cattle is associated with diet during nursing.
- Authors
Liu, Jinxin; Taft, Diana H.; Maldonado-Gomez, Maria X.; Johnson, Daisy; Treiber, Michelle L.; Lemay, Danielle G.; DePeters, Edward J.; Mills, David A.
- Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance is a global public health concern, and livestock play a significant role in selecting for resistance and maintaining such reservoirs. Here we study the succession of dairy cattle resistome during early life using metagenomic sequencing, as well as the relationship between resistome, gut microbiota, and diet. In our dataset, the gut of dairy calves serves as a reservoir of 329 antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) presumably conferring resistance to 17 classes of antibiotics, and the abundance of ARGs declines gradually during nursing. ARGs appear to co-occur with antibacterial biocide or metal resistance genes. Colostrum is a potential source of ARGs observed in calves at day 2. The dynamic changes in the resistome are likely a result of gut microbiota assembly, which is closely associated with diet transition in dairy calves. Modifications in the resistome may be possible via early-life dietary interventions to reduce overall antimicrobial resistance. Livestock play a role in maintaining antibiotic resistance reservoirs. Here, Liu et al. use metagenomics to study the dynamics of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the gut of dairy cattle during early life, showing that colostrum is a potential source of ARGs and ARG abundance declines during nursing covarying with dietary transition.
- Subjects
DAIRY cattle; DRUG resistance in microorganisms; DRUG resistance in bacteria; CATTLE nutrition; BIOCIDES; CALVES; CATTLE feeding &; feeds; METAGENOMICS
- Publication
Nature Communications, 2019, Vol 10, Issue 1, pN.PAG
- ISSN
2041-1723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41467-019-12111-x