Veterinary medicinal effects on the prokaryotic structural diversity in soil microcopartments - VMMic
Description:
Soil antibiotics affect adversely soil microbial biomass, activity, structural and functional diversity, and resistance level. We found in the 1st phase of FG566 that antibiotic effects are strongly influenced by manure as a nutrient source and microbial inoculum. Single applications of antibiotics yield mid-term effects on the soil microbial structural diversity. However, major aspects of a field situation, relevant for the effects of antibiotics and of xenobiotics in general, have not been researched so far, i.e. influences of structured soil heterogeneity with microcompartments such as the rhizosphere, weather conditions, and repeated manuring. These aspects will be investigated in this project with special regard to a hypothesized spatial proximity and interactions of antibiotics and prokaryotes in soil microcompartments that yield an apparent concentration independency of antimicrobial effects. Structural diversity analysis of bacteria and fungi is completed by investigations on functional redundant archaea. This will be done in a threefold approach: (i) analysis of soil prokaryotic structural diversity with PLFA, GDGT, and 16s rDNA analysis; (ii) determination of spatial distribution by combined soil micromorphology, fluorescence staining and hybridisation, microscopy, and autoradiography; (iii) analysis of sulfonamide residual concentrations and dissipation kinetics.
Executive Institute:
Soil Science - Department of Geography / Geosciences Details of Soil Science - Department of Geography / Geosciences
Parent institution:
University of Trier Details of University of Trier (Rhineland-Palatinate)
Contract period:
01. 01. 2005 - 31. 12. 2010
Collaborative Project:
FOR 566: Veterinary Medicines in Soils - Basic Research for Risk Analysis Details of FOR 566: Veterinary Medicines in Soils - Basic Research for Risk Analysis
Funding Programme:
- DFG Research Unit Details of DFG Research Unit
Subject:
- Agroecology
- Soil science
Purpose of research:
Basic research
Funding Institutions:
- German Research Council (DFG) (DFG) Details of (DFG)
Project Management Agency:
- German Research Council (DFG) (DFG) Details of DFG