Distribution and Quantification of Antibiotic Resistant Genes and Bacteria across Agricultural and Non-Agricultural Metagenomes

Lisa M. Durso; Daniel N. Miller; Brian J. Wienhold

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0048325

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Distribution and Quantification of Antibiotic Resistant Genes and Bacteria across Agricultural and Non-Agricultural Metagenomes

Lisa M. Durso ,

* E-mail: Lisa.Durso@ars.usda.gov

Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Agroecosystem Management Research Unit, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
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Daniel N. Miller,

Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Agroecosystem Management Research Unit, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
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Brian J. Wienhold

Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Agroecosystem Management Research Unit, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
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Distribution and Quantification of Antibiotic Resistant Genes and Bacteria across Agricultural and Non-Agricultural Metagenomes

Lisa M. Durso,
Daniel N. Miller,
Brian J. Wienhold

Published: November 2, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0048325

About the Authors

Lisa M. Durso

* E-mail: Lisa.Durso@ars.usda.gov

Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Agroecosystem Management Research Unit, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America

Daniel N. Miller

Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Agroecosystem Management Research Unit, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America

Brian J. Wienhold

Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Agroecosystem Management Research Unit, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LMD. Performed the experiments: LMD. Analyzed the data: LMD DNM BJW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LMD. Wrote the paper: LMD BJW. Provided comments on the manuscript: DNM.

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