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Hence, their environmental spread represents a potential hazard for mankind. Livestock farming is suspected to be a key factor for spreading antibiotic resistance; consumers expect organic farming to imply less environmental health risk. This study aimed to assess the role of manure from organic and conventional farms for spreading antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods and Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>AMR-genes\u2014namely tet(A), tet(B), tet(M), sul2 and qacE\/qacE\u03941 (potentially associated with multiresistance) were quantified by qPCR. Antimicrobial use during the study period was qualitatively assessed from official records in a binary mode (yes\/no). Median concentrations were between 6.44 log copy-equivalents\/g for tet(A) and 7.85 for tet(M) in organic liquid manure, and between 7.48 for tet(A) and 8.3 for sul2 in organic farmyard manure. In conventional manure, median concentrations were 6.67 log copy-equivalents\/g for sul2, 6.89 for tet(A), 6.77 for tet(B) and 8.36 for tet(M). Integron-associated qac-genes reached median concentrations of 7.06 log copy-equivalents\/g in organic liquid manure, 7.13 in conventional manure and 8.18 in organic farmyard manure. The use of tetracyclines or sulfonamides increased concentrations of tet(A) and tet(M), or of sul2, respectively. Comparing farms that did not apply tetracyclines during the study, the relative abundance of tet(A) and tet(M) was still higher for conventional piggeries than for organic ones.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Relative abundances of AMR genes were higher in conventional farms, compared to organic ones. Antibiotic use was linked to the relative abundance of AMR-genes. However, due to the bacterial load, absolute concentrations of AMR-genes were comparable between fertilizers of organic and conventional farms.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Significance and Impact of Study<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>To our knowledge, this is the first absolute quantification of AMR-genes in manure from organic farms. Our study underlines the importance of long-term reduction in the use of antimicrobial agents in order to minimize antibiotic resistance.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/jam.15717","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,7,15]],"date-time":"2022-07-15T01:35:09Z","timestamp":1657848909000},"page":"2457-2465","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":29,"title":["Spread of antimicrobial resistance genes via pig manure from organic and conventional farms in the presence or absence of antibiotic use"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"133","author":[{"given":"Rupert","family":"Bassitta","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Life Sciences Technical University of Munich Freising Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Annika","family":"Nottensteiner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Life Sciences Technical University of Munich Freising 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