Abstract
The propagation of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) has become a global public health concern. However, the distribution and influencing factors of ARGs, especially high-risk ARGs, in the gut of aquaculture animals remain unclear. Here, we employed 16S rRNA gene sequencing and high-throughput quantitative PCR techniques to determine crayfish gut microbiota and ARGs collected from 40 culture ponds in major crayfish farming provinces of China. We detected 74 ARGs in crayfish gut. Among them, the beta-lactamase and tetracycline resistance genes were dominant. The total ARG abundance was the highest in Hubei Province. High-risk ARGs were also found in crayfish gut, and ermB had the highest abundance and distributed in Anhui, Hubei, Henan and Jiangxi Province. In addition, opportunistic pathogens (Streptococcus, Aeromonas and Acinetobacter) might be potential hosts for ARGs, including high-risk ARGs. Finally, habitat, environmental factors (NO3-N, pH and temperature), microbial alpha diversity and mobile genetic elements (MGEs) showed significant influence on ARGs profiles. Generally, our results illustrate that ARGs are prevalent in crayfish gut and may pose potential risk to human health, which will help develop targeted strategies for the risk management and assessment of ARGs in the aquaculture.
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