[Distribution Characteristics of Antibiotic Resistance Genes and Mobile Genetic Elements in Beijing Vegetable Base...

The distribution characteristics of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and mobile genetic elements (MGEs) in five vegetable base soils from Beijing, China, were assessed. The composition of ARGs and MGEs in soil samples were analyzed by HT-qPCR. We detected 92-121 ARGs and 4-6 MGEs. The ARGs and MGEs in vegetable base soils from different districts were separated from each other. The dominant ARGs shared by vegetable bases were oprD, acrA-04, and acrA-05 of a multidrug, mphA-01 of MLSB, and β-Lactamase fox5, vanC-03 of vancomycin. The shared MGE among the five vegetable base soils was intI1. A total of seven antibiotics were detected in the soil of several vegetable bases. The dominant antibiotics included enoxacin (ENR), norfloxacin (NOR), oxytetracycline (OTC), and sulfamethoxazole (SMX). The numbers and abundance of antibiotics in the soil of vegetable bases from the Shunyi district were the highest, followed by those from Tongzhou and Changping. Correlation analysis showed that there was a significant positive correlation between the abundance of ARGs and the abundance of antibiotics in the soil of vegetable bases (P<0.05). These results provide basic theoretical data for controlling the transmission of ARGs.