In:
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, American Society for Microbiology, Vol. 70, No. 12 ( 2004-12), p. 7372-7377
Abstract:
A new real-time PCR method is presented that detects and quantifies three tetracycline resistance (Tc r ) genes [ tet (O), tet (W), and tet (Q)] in mixed microbial communities resident in feedlot lagoon wastewater. Tc r gene real-time TaqMan primer-probe sets were developed and optimized to quantify the Tc r genes present in seven different cattle feedlot lagoons, to validate the method, and to assess whether resistance gene concentrations correlate with free-tetracycline levels in lagoon waters. The method proved to be sensitive across a wide range of gene concentrations and provided consistent and reproducible results from complex lagoon water samples. The log 10 of the sum of the three resistance gene concentrations was correlated with free-tetracycline levels ( r 2 = 0.50, P 〈 0.001; n = 18), with the geometric means of individual resistance concentrations ranging from 4- to 8.3-fold greater in lagoon samples with above-median tetracycline levels ( 〉 1.95 μg/liter by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay techniques) than in below-median lagoon samples. Of the three Tc r genes tested, tet (W) and tet (Q) were more commonly found in lagoon water samples. Successful development of this real-time PCR assay will permit other studies quantifying Tc r gene numbers in environmental and other samples.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0099-2240
,
1098-5336
DOI:
10.1128/AEM.70.12.7372-7377.2004
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Society for Microbiology
Publication Date:
2004
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223011-2
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1478346-0
SSG:
12
