ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Unveiling the Impact of Pharmaceutical Activities
on Soil Bacterial Communities Around a Typical
Pharmaceutical Factory in North China
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Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Shandong Analysis and Test Center,
Jinan 250014, China
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Shandong Jinan Eco-Environmental Monitoring Center, Jinan 250101, China
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Shandong Academy of Environmental Sciences Co., Ltd, Jinan 250199, China
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School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan 250024, China
Submission date: 2024-07-17
Final revision date: 2024-10-09
Acceptance date: 2024-10-28
Online publication date: 2025-01-27
Corresponding author
Lihong Wang
Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Shandong Analysis and Test Center,
Jinan 250014, China
Xixiang Yin
School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan 250024, China
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ABSTRACT
There are a large number of microorganisms in the soil, and other factors, such as soil physical
and chemical properties, metal content, and antibiotic concentration, can affect the soil microbial
community. In this investigation on the influence of pharmaceutical factory production activities
on the diversity of soil microbial communities, we investigated the changes in metal content,
physical and chemical properties, antibiotics, and drug resistance genes (ARGs) of the soils around
the pharmaceutical factories and then demonstrated the influence of pharmaceutical factory operations
on the diversity of soil microbial communities. The results showed that the concentration of antibiotics
was within the detection limits. However, according to the cluster thermogram, it was found that there
was a large amount of arginine in the soil downwind of the pharmaceutical factory. The production
of these ARGs may be influenced by many factors. The production activities of pharmaceutical
companies may promote the production of new microbial species, which is related to pH, SOM, Cr,
and other factors and has little to do with the concentration of antibiotics.