{"id":16266,"date":"2022-03-15T11:00:12","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T10:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/?p=16266"},"modified":"2022-03-17T13:29:02","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T12:29:02","slug":"antibiotics-microbes-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/articles\/antibiotics-microbes-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"How livestock antibiotics affect microbes and promote climate change"},"content":{"rendered":"

Antibiotics and heat impact on microbes, accelerating their respiration andbCO2 emissions. Monensin, a widespread product used in animal breeding, is under fire<\/h2>\n

by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n

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The use of antibiotics in cattle breeding, combined with particular heat conditions, might impact dangerously on soil microbes<\/strong>, a study<\/a> published in recent months in the journal Soil Biology and Biochemistry has found. The use of these products, explain the authors, alters the action of soil microbial community. Thus affecting the ecosystem functions<\/strong> that are responsible for its balance.<\/p>\n

Moreover, the combination of these factors also reduces the soil’s ability to store carbon. Promoting, on the other hand, carbon dioxide emissions<\/strong> and climate change<\/strong> thus exacerbating this trend in a vicious circle.<\/p>\n

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A new study by Cary\u2019s @Jane_M_Lucas<\/a> explored concurrent effects of heat and a common livestock antibiotic on #soil<\/a> microbes. Findings show that heat + antibiotics impair microbe functioning, which could reduce soils\u2019 long-term carbon storage capacity.https:\/\/t.co\/2Sx5CBtLKE<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/NW9hZvFct6<\/a><\/p>\n

— Cary Institute (@caryinstitute) November 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n