From "resistance genes expression" to "horizontal migration" as well as over secretion of Extracellular Polymeric Substances : Sludge microorganism's response to the increasing of long-term disinfectant stress

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Glutaraldehyde-Didecyldimethylammonium bromides (GDs) has been frequently and widely employed in livestock and poultry breeding farms to avoid epidemics such as African swine fever, but its long-term effect on the active sludge microorganisms of the receiving wastewater treatment plant was keep unclear. Four simulation systems were built here to explore the performance of aerobic activated sludge with the long-term exposure of GDs and its mechanism by analyzing water qualities, resistance genes, extracellular polymeric substances and microbial community structure. The results showed that the removal rates of CODCr and ammonia nitrogen decreased with the exposure concentration of GDs increasing. It is worth noting that long-term exposure to GDs can induce the horizontal transfer and coordinated expression of a large number of resistance genes, such as qacE, sul1, tetx, and int1, in drug-resistant microorganisms. Additionally, it promotes the secretion of more extracellular proteins, including arginine, forming a "barrier-like" protection. Therefore, long-term exposure to disinfectants can alter the treatment capacity of activated sludge receiving systems, and the abundance of resistance genes generated through horizontal transfer and coordinated expression by drug-resistant microorganisms does pose a significant threat to ecosystems and health. It is recommended to develop effective pretreatment methods to eliminate disinfectants.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:469

Enthalten in:

Journal of hazardous materials - 469(2024) vom: 05. Apr., Seite 133940

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Yuxin [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Yanbin [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Xiao [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Lu [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Guan [VerfasserIn]
Liao, Jingsong [VerfasserIn]
Dai, Ruizhi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Activated sludge
Defense mechanism
Disinfectants
Extracellular polymeric substances
Journal Article
Long term exposure to disinfectants
Resistant gene
Sewage

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Date Completed 08.04.2024

Date Revised 08.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133940

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NLM369477111