Copper amendment of agricultural soil selects for bacterial antibiotic resistance in the field

Jeanette Berg; Andreas Tom‐Petersen; Ole Nybroe

doi:10.1111/j.1472-765x.2004.01650.x

Copper amendment of agricultural soil selects for bacterial antibiotic resistance in the field

Jeanette Berg, Andreas Tom‐Petersen, Ole Nybroe2005Letters in Applied MicrobiologyJournal Article

10.1111/j.1472-765x.2004.01650.x PubMed

Abstract

The results of this field experiment show that introduction of Cu to agricultural soil selects for Cu resistance, but also indirectly selects for antibiotic resistance in the Cu-resistant bacteria. Hence, the widespread accumulation of Cu in agricultural soils worldwide could have a significant effect on the environmental selection of antibiotic resistance.

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