Comparative Metagenomic Analysis of Microbial Communities and Resistome in Southern Farming Systems: Implications for Agricultural Stewardship and Public Health.

Agricultural practices affect microbial diversity and the distribution of virulence and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes, impacting ecosystem health and food safety. This study explores the microbial communities, virulome, and resistome across farming systems in Alabama and Tennessee, employing metagenomic sequencing on 60 samples from water, soil, and manure.

农业生产活动会改变微生物多样性、毒力基因与抗菌药物耐药性（antimicrobial resistance, AMR）基因的分布格局，进而影响生态系统健康与食品安全。本研究以美国阿拉巴马州与田纳西州的各类农业系统为研究对象，探究其微生物群落、毒力组（virulome）及耐药组（resistome），并对采集自水体、土壤与粪便的60份样本进行宏基因组测序。