Antibiotic resistance in wastewater treatment plants: Tackling the black box
Wastewater is among the most important reservoirs of antibiotic resistance in urban
environments. The abundance of carbon sources and other nutrients, a variety of possible …
environments. The abundance of carbon sources and other nutrients, a variety of possible …
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) for assessment of microbial water quality: current progress, challenges, and future opportunities
BF Tan, C Ng, JP Nshimyimana, LL Loh… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Water quality is an emergent property of a complex system comprised of interacting
microbial populations and introduced microbial and chemical contaminants. Studies …
microbial populations and introduced microbial and chemical contaminants. Studies …
Metagenomics of urban sewage identifies an extensively shared antibiotic resistome in China
Background Antibiotic-resistant pathogens are challenging treatment of infections
worldwide. Urban sewage is potentially a major conduit for dissemination of antibiotic …
worldwide. Urban sewage is potentially a major conduit for dissemination of antibiotic …
Investigating antibiotics, antibiotic resistance genes, and microbial contaminants in groundwater in relation to the proximity of urban areas
Groundwater is an essential public and drinking water supply and its protection is a goal for
global policies. Here, we investigated the presence and prevalence of antibiotic residues …
global policies. Here, we investigated the presence and prevalence of antibiotic residues …
Abundance of antibiotics, antibiotic resistance genes and bacterial community composition in wastewater effluents from different Romanian hospitals
Antimicrobial resistance represents a growing and significant public health threat, which
requires a global response to develop effective strategies and mitigate the emergence and …
requires a global response to develop effective strategies and mitigate the emergence and …
Mass-immigration determines the assembly of activated sludge microbial communities
G Dottorini, TY Michaelsen… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The assembly of bacterial communities in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is affected
by immigration via wastewater streams, but the impact and extent of bacterial immigrants are …
by immigration via wastewater streams, but the impact and extent of bacterial immigrants are …
[HTML][HTML] Spatial ecology of a wastewater network defines the antibiotic resistance genes in downstream receiving waters
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are an effective barrier in the protection of human
and environment health around the world, although WWTPs also are suggested to be …
and environment health around the world, although WWTPs also are suggested to be …
Microbial community structure of activated sludge in treatment plants with different wastewater compositions
NM Shchegolkova, GS Krasnov, AA Belova… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Activated sludge (AS) plays a crucial role in the treatment of domestic and industrial
wastewater. AS is a biocenosis of microorganisms capable of degrading various pollutants …
wastewater. AS is a biocenosis of microorganisms capable of degrading various pollutants …
Sewage reflects the microbiomes of human populations
Molecular characterizations of the gut microbiome from individual human stool samples
have identified community patterns that correlate with age, disease, diet, and other human …
have identified community patterns that correlate with age, disease, diet, and other human …
Diversity and assembly patterns of activated sludge microbial communities: a review
Understanding diversity and assembly patterns of microbial communities in activated sludge
(AS) is pivotal for addressing fundamental ecological questions and wastewater treatment …
(AS) is pivotal for addressing fundamental ecological questions and wastewater treatment …