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neutral effect
Soils with mercury contamination have many genes that help microbes resist antibiotics and toxic substances, regardless of how much mercury is present or the time of year.
Scientific Claim
Genes related to resistance to antibiotics and toxic compounds are abundant in mercury-contaminated soils across different contamination levels and seasons.
Source Excerpt
“The fourth most abundant gene function in these Hg contaminated soils was for resistance to antibiotics and toxic compounds (Fig. 9b).”
Evidence from Studies
Supporting Studies
A survey of bacterial and fungal community structure and functions in two long-term metalliferous soil habitats
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Evidence Assessment
Supported
The study used shotgun metagenomics to analyze gene functions and found resistance to antibiotics and toxic compounds as one of the most abundant functional categories across all contaminated soils.