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Antimicrobial Use and Resistance in Plant Agriculture: A One Health Perspective

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  • Sally A. Miller

    (Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691, USA
    Infectious Diseases Institute, a FAO Reference Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA)

  • Jorge Pinto Ferreira

    (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 00153 Rome, Italy)

  • Jeffrey T. LeJeune

    (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 00153 Rome, Italy
    © Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.)

Abstract

Bactericides, fungicides, and other pesticides play an important role in the management of plant diseases. However, their use can result in residues on plants and in the environment, with potentially detrimental consequences. The use of streptomycin, oxytetracycline, copper-based products, and some fungicides is correlated with increased resistance among plant pathogens to these agents. Likewise, the recent rise in the incidence of environmental triazole fungicide-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus , the cause of aspergillosis in humans, has caused concern, particularly in Europe. Through horizontal gene transfer, genes can be exchanged among a variety of bacteria in the plant production environment, including phytopathogens, soil bacteria, and zoonotic bacteria that are occasionally present in that environment and in the food chain. Through mechanisms of horizontal gene transfer, co-resistance, cross-resistance, and gene up-regulation, resistance to one compound may confer resistance and multi-drug resistance to other similar, or even very dissimilar, compounds. Given the global rise in antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) organisms, and their effects on plant, animal, and human health, the prudent use of pesticides is required to maintain their effectiveness for food security and sustainable production, and to minimize the emergence and transmission of AMR organisms from horticultural sources.

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  • Sally A. Miller & Jorge Pinto Ferreira & Jeffrey T. LeJeune, 2022. "Antimicrobial Use and Resistance in Plant Agriculture: A One Health Perspective," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 12(2), pages 1-27, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:12:y:2022:i:2:p:289-:d:751848
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    1. Swati Sachdev & Kuldeep Bauddh & Rana Pratap Singh, 2022. "Native Rhizospheric Microbes Mediated Management of Biotic Stress and Growth Promotion of Tomato," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(1), pages 1-15, December.
    2. Anna Jarecka-Boncela & Maciej Spychalski & Magdalena Ptaszek & Agnieszka Włodarek & Marcin Smiglak & Rafal Kukawka, 2023. "The Effect of a New Derivative of Benzothiadiazole on the Reduction of Fusariosis and Increase in Growth and Development of Tulips," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(4), pages 1-12, April.
    3. Irina Tanuwidjaja & Mirna Mrkonjic Fuka, 2022. "Ozone in Droplets and Mist in Inhibition of Phytopathogenic Microbiota," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 12(11), pages 1-15, November.

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