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Antibiotic Effects on Microbial Communities Responsible for Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Albergaria Furtado Semedo, Miguel Song, Bongkeun Sparrer, Tavis Croizer, Carl Tobias, Craig Phillips, Rebecca
Albergaria Furtado Semedo, Miguel
Song, Bongkeun
Sparrer, Tavis
Croizer, Carl
Tobias, Craig
Phillips, Rebecca
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Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a powerful greenhouse gas generated by nitrification and denitrification. The goal of this project is to examine the effects of antibiotics on microbial communities responsible for N2O emissions from terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. We conducted laboratory and mesocosm experiments in soil samples. Higher N2O production was observed in soils exposed to tetracycline. This was associated with reduction of bacterial denitrifiers abundance and enhanced fungal abundance.
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2015-10-09
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Posters, Poster, VIMS 75th Anniversary, Institute History, Alumni, Antibiotics, Microbial Communities
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Virginia Institute of Marine Science