Does a drop in the bucket make a splash? Assessing the impact of antibiotic use on plants

Highlights • Antibiotics are used to prevent bacterial diseases of crops. • Use of antibiotics on crops accounted for 0.26% of agricultural antibiotic consumption in 2011 in the USA. • Streptomycin applied to apple and pear accounts for the large majority of antibiotic use on crops. • Streptomycin h...

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Published in:Current opinion in microbiology 2014-06, Vol.19, p.76-82
Main Author: McManus, Patricia S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology
Malus
Pathology
Plant Diseases - microbiology
Plants - drug effects
Plants - microbiology
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Summary:Highlights • Antibiotics are used to prevent bacterial diseases of crops. • Use of antibiotics on crops accounted for 0.26% of agricultural antibiotic consumption in 2011 in the USA. • Streptomycin applied to apple and pear accounts for the large majority of antibiotic use on crops. • Streptomycin has no apparent effect on bacterial community diversity in apple orchards. • Streptomycin has no apparent effect on the abundance of antibiotic resistance genes in apple orchards.
ISSN:1369-5274
1879-0364
DOI:10.1016/j.mib.2014.05.013