THE FATE OF LINCOMYCIN, A VETERINARY ANTIMICROBIAL USED IN LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, IN AEROBICALLY INCUBATED SOIL

摘要

The ultimate fate of antibiotics excreted from food producing animals is often soil systems. If the compound persists in soil then the possibility of environmental effects (i.e. bio accumulation, antibiotic resistance development) is increased. However, rapid degradation and mineralization may provide less opportunity for detrimental effects to occur. This study examined the fate of lincomycin in aerobic soil.