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Marques RZ, Oliveira PGD, Barbato ML, Kitamura RSA, Maranho LT, Brito JCM, Nogueira KDS, Juneau P, Gomes MP. Green solutions for antibiotic pollution: Assessing the phytoremediation potential of aquatic macrophytes in wastewater treatment plants. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 357:124376. [PMID: 38897277 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2024] [Revised: 06/03/2024] [Accepted: 06/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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We compared the ability of one emergent (Sagittaria montevidensis), two floating (Salvinia minima and Lemna gibba), and one heterophyllous species (Myriophyllum aquaticum) to simultaneously remove sulfamethoxazole, sulfadiazine, ciprofloxacin, enrofloxacin, norfloxacin, levofloxacin, oxytetracycline, tetracycline, doxycycline, azithromycin, amoxicillin, and meropenem from wastewater in a mesocosm-scale constructed wetland over 28 days. Antibiotic concentrations in plants and effluent were analyzed using an LC-MS/MS to assess the removal rates and phytoremediation capacities. M. aquaticum did not effectively mitigate contamination due to poor tolerance and survival in effluent conditions. S. minima and L. gibba demonstrated superior efficiency, reducing the antibiotic concentrations to undetectable levels within 14 days, while S. montevidensis achieved this result by day 28. Floating macrophytes emerge as the preferable choice for remediation of antibiotics compared to emergent and heterophyllous species. Antibiotics were detected in plant tissues at concentrations ranging from 0.32 to 29.32 ng g-1 fresh weight, highlighting macrophytes' ability to uptake and accumulate these contaminants. Conversely, non-planted systems exhibited a maximum removal rate of 65%, underscoring the persistence of these molecules in natural environments, even after the entire experimental period. Additionally, macrophytes improved effluent quality regardless of species by reducing total soluble solids and phosphate concentrations and mitigating ecotoxicological effects. This study underscores the potential of using macrophytes in wastewater treatment plants to enhance overall efficiency and prevent environmental contamination by antibiotics, thereby mitigating the harmful impact on biota and antibiotic resistance. Selecting appropriate plant species is crucial for successful phytoremediation in constructed wetlands, and actual implementation is essential to validate their effectiveness and practical applicability.
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- Raizza Zorman Marques
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência dos Solo, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Rua dos Funcionários, 140, Juvevê, 80035-050, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil; Laboratório de Fisiologia de Plantas sob Estresse, Departamento de Botânica, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Avenida Coronel Francisco H. dos Santos, 100, Centro Politécnico Jardim das Américas, C.P. 19031, 81531-980, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência dos Solo, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Rua dos Funcionários, 140, Juvevê, 80035-050, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil; Laboratório de Fisiologia de Plantas sob Estresse, Departamento de Botânica, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Avenida Coronel Francisco H. dos Santos, 100, Centro Politécnico Jardim das Américas, C.P. 19031, 81531-980, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Fisiologia de Plantas sob Estresse, Departamento de Botânica, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Avenida Coronel Francisco H. dos Santos, 100, Centro Politécnico Jardim das Américas, C.P. 19031, 81531-980, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Genética, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Fisiologia de Plantas sob Estresse, Departamento de Botânica, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Avenida Coronel Francisco H. dos Santos, 100, Centro Politécnico Jardim das Américas, C.P. 19031, 81531-980, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Rua Conde Pereira Carneiro, 80, 30510-010, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Microbiologia Parasitologia e Patologia, Laboratório de Microbiologia Médica, Departamento de Patologia Básica, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Avenida Coronel Francisco H. dos Santos, 100, Centro Politécnico Jardim das Américas, C.P. 19031, 81531-980, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil; Ecotoxicology of Aquatic Microorganisms Laboratory, GRIL, EcotoQ, TOXEN, Department of Biological Sciences, Université du Québec à Montréal, Succ. Centre-ville, C.P.8888, H3C 3P8, Québec, Canada
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência dos Solo, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Rua dos Funcionários, 140, Juvevê, 80035-050, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil; Laboratório de Fisiologia de Plantas sob Estresse, Departamento de Botânica, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Avenida Coronel Francisco H. dos Santos, 100, Centro Politécnico Jardim das Américas, C.P. 19031, 81531-980, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
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Xu Y, Anker Y, Talawar MP. Degradation of tetracycline, oxytetracycline & ampicillin by purified multiple copper oxidase like laccase from Stentrophomonas sp. YBX1. Braz J Microbiol 2024; 55:1529-1543. [PMID: 38340257 PMCID: PMC11153415 DOI: 10.1007/s42770-024-01247-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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Multiple copper oxidase (MCO) like laccase is widely distributed in higher plant, fungi and bacteria. This study identified MCO like laccase producing bacterium isolated from a wastewater treatment plant based on 16S rRNA sequence analysis, and they were further confirmed by phylogenetic reconstruction. Biochemical and gene characterization of MCO like laccase from Stenotrophomonas sp. YBX1 is presented. Purification of MCO like laccase was carried out by ion exchange HQ Trap column and followed by gel filtration spheracryl S-100 column. The purified MCO like laccase from Stenotrophomonas sp. YBX1 shows a total activity of 1252 units and specific activity 391.2 U/mg and protein concentration 0.32 mg/mL. In SDS PAGE, the approximate molecular mass was found at 66 kDa and further confirmed from an MS spectrum of MALDI-TOF. The purified MCO like laccase is capable of degradation of antibiotics such as tetracycline completely, whereas oxytetracycline (78%) and ampicillin (62%) degraded within 96 min without any redox mediators at pH 5 and 30 ºC. Its degradation pathway was based on identification of metabolites by LC-MS spectrum. The enzymatic degradation may be used in advanced treatment of antibiotics containing wastewater.
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- Yanbin Xu
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ariel University, 40700, Ariel, Israel
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ariel University, 40700, Ariel, Israel.
- Department of Life Science, Garden City University, Bangalore, 580049, India.
- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510 006, China.
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Gaffer HE, Mahmoud SA, El-Sedik MS, Aysha T, Abdel-Rhman MH, Abdel-Latif E. Synthesis, molecular modelling, and antibacterial evaluation of new sulfonamide-dyes based pyrrole compounds. Sci Rep 2024; 14:10973. [PMID: 38744889 PMCID: PMC11094129 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-60908-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024] Open
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In this study, we synthesized new series of 5-oxo-2-phenyl-4-(arylsulfamoyl)sulphenyl) hydrazono)-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxylate hybrids 4a-f with the goal of overcoming sulfonamide resistance and identifying novel therapeutic candidates by chemical changes. The chemical structures of the synthesized hybrids were established over the spectroscopic tools. The frontier molecular orbitals configuration and energetic possessions of the synthesized compounds were discovered utilizing DFT/B3LYP/6-311++ G** procedure. The 3D plots of both HOMO and LUMO showed comparable configuration of both HOMO and LUMO led to close values of their energies. Amongst the prepared analogues, the sulfonamide hybrids 4a-f, hybrid 4a presented potent inhibitory towards S. typhimurium with (IZD = 15 mm, MIC = 19.24 µg/mL) and significant inhibition with (IZD = 19 mm, MIC = 11.31 µg/mL) against E.coli in contrast to sulfonamide (Sulfamethoxazole) reference Whereas, hybrid 4d demonstrated potent inhibition with (IZD = 16 mm, MIC = 19.24 µg/mL) against S. typhimurium with enhanced inhibition against E. Coli, Additionally, the generated sulfonamide analogues'' molecular docking was estimated over (PDB: 3TZF and 6CLV) proteins. Analogue 4e had the highest documented binding score as soon as linked to the other analogues. The docking consequences were fitting and addressed with the antibacterial valuation.
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- Hatem E Gaffer
- Dyeing, Printing, and Auxiliaries Department, National Research Centre, Textile Institute, Giza, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Dyeing, Printing, and Auxiliaries Department, National Research Centre, Textile Institute, Giza, Cairo, Egypt
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- Dyeing, Printing, and Auxiliaries Department, National Research Centre, Textile Institute, Giza, Cairo, Egypt
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- Dyeing, Printing, and Auxiliaries Department, National Research Centre, Textile Institute, Giza, Cairo, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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Ottosen CF, Bjerg PL, Kümmel S, Richnow HH, Middeldorp P, Draborg H, Lemaire GG, Broholm MM. Natural attenuation of sulfonamides and metabolites in contaminated groundwater - Review, advantages and challenges of current documentation techniques. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 254:121416. [PMID: 38489851 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 03/01/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
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Sulfonamides are applied worldwide as antibiotics. They are emerging contaminants of concern, as their presence in the environment may lead to the spread of antibiotic resistance genes. Sulfonamides are present in groundwater systems, which suggest their persistence under certain conditions, highlighting the importance of understanding natural attenuation processes in groundwater. Biodegradation is an essential process, as degradation of sulfonamides reduces the risk of antibiotic resistance spreading. In this review, natural attenuation, and in particular assessment of biodegradation, is evaluated for sulfonamides in groundwater systems. The current knowledge level on biodegradation is reviewed, and a scientific foundation is built based on sulfonamide degradation processes, pathways, metabolites and toxicity. An overview of bacterial species and related metabolites is provided. The main research effort has focused on aerobic conditions while investigations under anaerobic conditions are lacking. The level of implementation in research is laboratory scale; here we strived to bridge towards field application and assessment, by assessing approaches commonly used in monitored natural attenuation. Methods to document contaminant mass loss are assessed to be applicable for sulfonamides, while the approach is limited by a lack of reference standards for metabolites. Furthermore, additional information is required on relevant metabolites in order to improve risk assessments. Based on the current knowledge on biodegradation, it is suggested to use the presence of substituent-containing metabolites from breakage of the sulfonamide bridge as specific indicators of degradation. Microbial approaches are currently available for assessment of microbial community's capacities, however, more knowledge is required on indigenous bacteria capable of degrading sulfonamides and on the impact of environmental conditions on biodegradation. Compound specific stable isotope analysis shows great potential as an additional in situ method, but further developments are required to analyse for sulfonamides at environmentally relevant levels. Finally, in a monitored natural attenuation scheme it is assessed that approaches are available that can uncover some processes related to the fate of sulfonamides in groundwater systems. Nevertheless, there are still unknowns related to relevant bacteria and metabolites for risk assessment as well as the effect of environmental settings such as redox conditions. Alongside, uncovering the fate of sulfonamides in future research, the applicability of the natural attenuation documentation approaches will advance, and provide a step towards in situ remedial concepts for the frequently detected sulfonamides.
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- Cecilie F Ottosen
- Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Bygningstorvet, building 115, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.
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- Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Bygningstorvet, building 115, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department Technical Biogeochemistry, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Permoserstraße 15, Leipzig 04318, Germany
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- Department Technical Biogeochemistry, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Permoserstraße 15, Leipzig 04318, Germany
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- Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Bygningstorvet, building 115, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Bygningstorvet, building 115, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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Zhang X, Gong Z, Jia Y, Zhao X, Jia C, Chen X, Guo S, Ludlow RA. Response characteristics and functional predictions of soil microorganisms to heavy metals, antibiotics, and their resistance genes originating from different animal farms amended with Herbaspirillum huttiense. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 246:118143. [PMID: 38199465 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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Current understanding is limited regarding technologies that use biochar and microorganisms to simultaneously treat soils contaminated with both veterinary antibiotics (VAs) and heavy metals (HMs) from different animal farms. The contributions of the keystone taxa and their similarities from different animal farms under VA and HM stresses before and after soil remediation should be further investigated as well. An innovative treatment of Herbaspirillum huttiense (HHS1) inoculated waste fungus chaff-based (WFCB) biochar was designed for immobilization of copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn), and the removal of oxytetracycline (OTC), enrofloxacin (ENR), and a subsequent reduction in their resistance genes in soils from pig, cow, and chicken farms. Roles of indigenous microorganisms which can treat soils contaminated with VAs and HMs were summarized. Results showed that available Cu and Zn were reduced by 19.5% and 28.1%, respectively, while 49.8% of OTC and 85.1% of ENR were removed by WFCB-HHS1. The decrease in ENR improved overall microbial community diversity, and the increases in genera HHS1, Pedobacter, Flavobacterium and Aequorivita, along with the decreases of genera Bacillus, Methylobacter, and Fermentimonas were indirectly favorable to treat HMs and VAs in soils from different animal farms. Bacterial communities in different animal farm soils were predominantly influenced by stochastic processes. The regulations of functional genes associated with metabolism and environmental information processing, which contribute to HM and VA defense, were altered when using WFCB-HHS1. Furthermore, the spread of their antibiotic resistance genes was restricted.
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- Xiaorong Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, PR China; National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Contaminated Soil Remediation by Bio-physicochemical Synergistic Process, Shenyang, 110016, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, PR China; National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Contaminated Soil Remediation by Bio-physicochemical Synergistic Process, Shenyang, 110016, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, PR China; School of Environmental Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, PR China; National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Contaminated Soil Remediation by Bio-physicochemical Synergistic Process, Shenyang, 110016, PR China; Key Laboratory of Conservation Tillage and Ecological Agriculture, Liaoning, 110016, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, PR China; National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Contaminated Soil Remediation by Bio-physicochemical Synergistic Process, Shenyang, 110016, PR China.
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3TL, UK.
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Zhou S, Jia Y, Fang H, Jin C, Mo Y, Xiao Z, Zhang N, Sun L, Lu H. A new understanding on the prerequisite of antibiotic biodegradation in wastewater treatment: Adhesive behavior between antibiotic-degrading bacteria and ciprofloxacin. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 252:121226. [PMID: 38309071 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Revised: 12/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2024] [Indexed: 02/05/2024]
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The extensive exploration of antibiotic biodegradation by antibiotic-degrading bacteria in biological wastewater treatment processes has left a notable gap in understanding the behavior of these bacteria when exposed to antibiotics and the initiation of biodegradation processes. This study, therefore, delves into the adhesive behavior of Paraclostridium bifermentans, isolated from a bioreactor treating ciprofloxacin-laden wastewater, towards ciprofloxacin molecules. For the first time, this behavior is observed and characterized through quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D) and atomic force microscopy. The investigation further extends to identify key regulatory factors and mechanisms governing this adhesive behavior through a comparative proteomics analysis. The results reveal the dominance of extracellular proteins, particularly those involved in nucleotide binding, hydrolase, and transferase, in the adhesion process. These proteins play pivotal roles through direct chemical binding and the regulation of signaling molecule. Furthermore, QCM-D measurements provide evidence that transferase-related signaling molecules, especially tyrosine, augment the binding between ciprofloxacin and transferases, resulting in enhance ciprofloxacin removal by P. bifermentans (increased by ∼1.2-fold). This suggests a role for transferase-related signaling molecules in manipulating the adhesive behavior of P. bifermentans towards ciprofloxacin. These findings contribute to a new understanding of the prerequisites for antibiotic biodegradation and offer potential strategies for improving the application of antibiotic-degrading bacteria in the treatment of antibiotics-laden wastewater.
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- Sining Zhou
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology (Sun Yat-sen University), Guangzhou, PR China
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- School of Ecology, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology (Sun Yat-sen University), Guangzhou, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology (Sun Yat-sen University), Guangzhou, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology (Sun Yat-sen University), Guangzhou, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology (Sun Yat-sen University), Guangzhou, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology (Sun Yat-sen University), Guangzhou, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology (Sun Yat-sen University), Guangzhou, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology (Sun Yat-sen University), Guangzhou, PR China.
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Perez-Bou L, Gonzalez-Martinez A, Gonzalez-Lopez J, Correa-Galeote D. Promising bioprocesses for the efficient removal of antibiotics and antibiotic-resistance genes from urban and hospital wastewaters: Potentialities of aerobic granular systems. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 342:123115. [PMID: 38086508 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.123115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Revised: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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The use, overuse, and improper use of antibiotics have resulted in higher levels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic-resistance genes (ARGs), which have profoundly disturbed the equilibrium of the environment. Furthermore, once antibiotic agents are excreted in urine and feces, these substances often can reach wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), in which improper treatments have been highlighted as the main reason for stronger dissemination of antibiotics, ARB, and ARGs to the receiving bodies. Hence, achieving better antibiotic removal capacities in WWTPs is proposed as an adequate approach to limit the spread of antibiotics, ARB, and ARGs into the environment. In this review, we highlight hospital wastewater (WW) as a critical hotspot for the dissemination of antibiotic resistance due to its high level of antibiotics and pathogens. Hence, monitoring the composition and structure of the bacterial communities related to hospital WW is a key factor in controlling the spread of ARGs. In addition, we discuss the advantages and drawbacks of the current biological WW treatments regarding the antibiotic-resistance phenomenon. Widely used conventional activated sludge technology has proved to be ineffective in mitigating the dissemination of ARB and ARGs to the environment. However, aerobic granular sludge (AGS) technology is a promising technology-with broad adaptability and excellent performance-that could successfully reduce antibiotics, ARB, and ARGs in the generated effluents. We also outline the main operational parameters involved in mitigating antibiotics, ARB, and ARGs in WWTPs. In this regard, WW operation under long hydraulic and solid retention times allows better removal of antibiotics, ARB, and ARGs independently of the WW technology employed. Finally, we address the current knowledge of the adsorption and degradation of antibiotics and their importance in removing ARB and ARGs. Notably, AGS can enhance the removal of antibiotics, ARB, and ARGs due to the complex microbial metabolism within the granular biomass.
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- Lizandra Perez-Bou
- Microbiology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Granada, Andalucía, Spain; Microbiology and Environmental Technology Section, Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, Granada, Andalucía, Spain; Microbial Biotechnology Group, Microbiology and Virology Department, Faculty of Biology, University of Havana, Cuba
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- Microbiology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Granada, Andalucía, Spain; Microbiology and Environmental Technology Section, Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, Granada, Andalucía, Spain
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- Microbiology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Granada, Andalucía, Spain; Microbiology and Environmental Technology Section, Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, Granada, Andalucía, Spain
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- Microbiology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Granada, Andalucía, Spain; Microbiology and Environmental Technology Section, Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, Granada, Andalucía, Spain.
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Montone CM, Giannelli Moneta B, Laganà A, Piovesana S, Taglioni E, Cavaliere C. Transformation products of antibacterial drugs in environmental water: Identification approaches based on liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2024; 238:115818. [PMID: 37944459 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2023.115818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2023] [Revised: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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In recent years, the presence of antibiotics in the aquatic environment has caused increasing concern for the possible consequences on human health and ecosystems, including the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. However, once antibiotics enter the environment, mainly through hospital and municipal discharges and the effluents of wastewater treatment plants, they can be subject to transformation reactions, driven by both biotic (e.g. microorganism and mammalian metabolisms) and abiotic factors (e.g. oxidation, photodegradation, and hydrolysis). The resulting transformation products (TPs) can be less or more active than their parent compounds, therefore the inclusion of TPs in monitoring programs should be mandatory. However, only the reference standards of a few known TPs are available, whereas many other TPs are still unknown, due to the high diversity of possible transformation reactions in the environment. Modern high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) instrumentation is now ready to tackle this problem through suspect and untargeted screening approaches. However, for handling the large amount of data typically encountered in the analysis of environmental samples, these approaches also require suitable processing workflows and accurate tandem mass spectra interpretation. The compilation of a suspect list containing the possible monoisotopic masses of TPs retrieved from the literature and/or from laboratory simulated degradation experiments showed unique advantages. However, the employment of in silico prediction tools could improve the identification reliability. In this review, the most recent strategies relying on liquid chromatography-HRMS for the analysis of environmental TPs of the main antibiotic classes were examined, whereas TPs formed during water treatments or disinfection were not included.
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- Carmela Maria Montone
- Department of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, p.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, p.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, p.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, p.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, p.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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Durão P, Kis P, Chelo IM, Ventura MR, Martins LO. Environmentally Friendly Degradation and Detoxification of Rifampicin by a Bacterial Laccase and Hydrogen Peroxide. Chembiochem 2024; 25:e202300627. [PMID: 37947295 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202300627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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Antibiotics are micropollutants accumulating in our rivers and wastewaters, potentially leading to bacterial antibiotic resistance, a worldwide problem to which there is no current solution. Here, we have developed an environmentally friendly two-step process to transform the antibiotic rifampicin (RIF) into non-antimicrobial compounds. The process involves an enzymatic oxidation step by the bacterial CotA-laccase and a hydrogen peroxide bleaching step. NMR identified rifampicin quinone as the main product of the enzymatic oxidation. Growth of Escherichia coli strains in the presence of final degradation products (FP) and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) measurements confirmed that FP are non-anti-microbial compounds, and bioassays suggest that FP is not toxic to eukaryotic organisms. Moreover, competitive fitness assays between susceptible and RIF-resistant bacteria show that susceptible bacteria is strongly favoured in the presence of FP. Our results show that we have developed a robust and environmentally friendly process to effectively remediate rifampicin from antibiotic contaminated environments.
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- Paulo Durão
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal
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- cE3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute, 1749-016, Lisboa, Portugal
- Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal
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Lee SM, Kim JG, Jeong WG, Alessi DS, Baek K. Adsorption of antibiotics onto low-grade charcoal in the presence of organic matter: Batch and column tests. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 346:140564. [PMID: 38303384 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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Antibiotics contaminate diverse ecosystems and threaten human health. In ecosystems including water, sediment, and soil, the amount of antibiotics present is tiny compared to the amount of natural organic matter. However, most studies have ignored the co-presence of natural organic matter in the adsorption of target antibiotics. In this study, we quantitatively evaluated the effect of co-presenting natural organic matter on the adsorption of sulfamethazine (SMZ) through batch and column experiments using low-grade charcoal, an industrial by-product. SMZ was used as a model antibiotic compound and humic acid (HA) was used to represent natural organic matter. The co-presence of 2000 mg/L HA (400 times the concentration of SMZ) lowered the adsorption rate of SMZ from 0.023 g/mg·min to 0.007 g/mg·min, and the maximum adsorption capacity from 39.8 mg/g to 15.6 mg/g. HA blocked the charcoal's pores and covered its surface adsorption sites, which dramatically lowered its capacity to adsorb SMZ. Similar results were obtained in the flow-through column experiments, where the co-presence of natural organic matter shortened the lifetime of the charcoal. As a result, the co-presence of a relatively high concentration of natural organic matter can inhibit the adsorption of SMZ and likely other antibiotic compounds, and thus the presence of natural organic matter should be accounted for in the design of adsorption processes to treat antibiotics in water.
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- Su-Min Lee
- Department of Environment and Energy (BK21 FOUR) and Soil Environment Research Center, Jeonbuk National University, 567 Baekje-daero, Deokjin, Jeonju, Jeollabukdo, 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, 02115, MA, USA
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- Department of Environment and Energy (BK21 FOUR) and Soil Environment Research Center, Jeonbuk National University, 567 Baekje-daero, Deokjin, Jeonju, Jeollabukdo, 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E3, Canada
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- Department of Environment and Energy (BK21 FOUR) and Soil Environment Research Center, Jeonbuk National University, 567 Baekje-daero, Deokjin, Jeonju, Jeollabukdo, 54896, Republic of Korea.
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Wu Y, Li J, Wang S, Bi J, Ren T, Liu Y, Liu M, Zhu B, Chen Q. RNA-sequencing analysis reveals the co-biodegradation performance of crude oil by marine Chlorella vulgaris under norfloxacin stress. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2024; 198:115851. [PMID: 38016208 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/30/2023]
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In this study, the microalgal growth and crude oil (CRO) biodegradation by marine Chlorella vulgaris (C. vulgaris) were assessed under norfloxacin (NFX) stress. The presence of NFX negatively affected the bio-removal of CRO within 5 days, as the NFX concentration increased from 100 to 1600 μg/L, due to its toxicity as an antibiotic. However, its negative impact on the final degradation capabilities of C. vulgaris was less significant (P-value <0.05). After 9 days of cultivation, CRO bio-removal efficiencies still exceeded 90 %, while NFX bio-removal efficiencies maintained over 47 %. RNA-seq analysis revealed that the degradation of CRO and NFX was attributed to the combined action of functional genes involved in scavenging reactive oxygen species. The production of pigments and the bio-removal performance of C. vulgaris in CRO, NFX, and CRO & NFX coexistence media were consistent with the changes in the number of differentially expressed genes in these samples.
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- Yingqi Wu
- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Control, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China; School of Petrochemical Engineering & Environment, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China
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- School of Marine Science & Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Control, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China; School of Petrochemical Engineering & Environment, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Control, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China; School of Petrochemical Engineering & Environment, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Control, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China; School of Petrochemical Engineering & Environment, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Control, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China; School of Petrochemical Engineering & Environment, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Control, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China; School of Petrochemical Engineering & Environment, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Control, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China; National & local Joint Engineering Research Center of Harbor Oil & Gas Storage and Transportation Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Control, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China; National & local Joint Engineering Research Center of Harbor Oil & Gas Storage and Transportation Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, PR China.
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Tang L, Pan Z, Li X, Li J, Meng J. Antibiotics resistance removal from piggery wastewater by an integrated anaerobic-aerobic biofilm reactor: Efficiency and mechanism. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 905:167031. [PMID: 37714352 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Revised: 09/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/17/2023]
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Antibiotic resistance residual in piggery wastewater poses serious threat to environment and human health. Biological treatment process is commonly installed to remove nutrient from piggery wastewater and also effective in removing antibiotics to varying degrees. But the specific pathways and mechanisms involved in the removal of antibiotic resistance are not yet well-understood. An integrated anaerobic-aerobic biofilm reactor (IAOBR) has been demonstrated efficient in removing conventional nutrients. It is here shown that the IAOBR effectively removed 79.0% of Sulfonamides, 55.7% of Tetracyclines and 53.6% of Quinones. Antibiotic resistance bacteria (ARB) were simultaneously inactivated by ~0.5 logs. Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and mobile genetic elements (MGEs) were decreased by 0.51 logs and 0.42 logs, respectively. The antibiotics were mainly removed through aerobic compartments of the IAOBR. The mass loss of antibiotics in the reactor was achieved by biodegradation and adsorption, accounting for 52.1% and 47.9%, respectively. An obvious accumulation of ARGs was observed in the activated sludge. The potential host of ARGs was analyzed via microbial community and network. Partial least squares-structural equation model and correlation analysis revealed that the enrichment of ARGs was positively affected by MGEs, followed by bacterial community and ARBs, but the effect of antibiotics on ARGs was negative. Outcomes of this study provide valuable insights into the mechanisms of antibiotic resistance removal in biological treatment processes.
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- Lianggang Tang
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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Zheng J, Zhang P, Li X, Ge L, Niu J. Insight into typical photo-assisted AOPs for the degradation of antibiotic micropollutants: Mechanisms and research gaps. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 343:140211. [PMID: 37739134 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/24/2023]
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Due to the incomplete elimination by traditional wastewater treatment, antibiotics are becoming emerging contaminants, which are proved to be ubiquitous and promote bacterial resistance in the aquatic systems. Antibiotic pollution has raised particular concerns, calling for improved methods to clean wastewater and water. Photo-assisted advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) have attracted increasing attention because of the fast reaction rate, high oxidation capacity and low selectivity to remove antibiotics from wastewater. On the basis of latest literature, we found some new breakthroughs in the degradation mechanisms of antibiotic micropollutants with respect to the AOPs. Therefore, this paper summarizes and highlights the degradation kinetics, pathways and mechanisms of antibiotics degraded by the photo-assisted AOPs, including the UV/O3 process, photo-Fenton technology, and photocatalysis. In the processes, functional groups are attacked by hydroxyl radicals, and major structures are destroyed subsequently, which depends on the classes of antibiotics. Meanwhile, their basic principles, current applications and influencing factors are briefly discussed. The main challenges, prospects, and recommendations for the improvement of photo-assisted AOPs are proposed to better remove antibiotics from wastewater.
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- Jinshuai Zheng
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an, 710021, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an, 710021, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an, 710021, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an, 710021, PR China; Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YQ, United Kingdom.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, PR China.
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Pino-Otín MR, Lorca G, Langa E, Roig F, Terrado EM, Ballestero D. Assessing the Ecotoxicity of Eight Widely Used Antibiotics on River Microbial Communities. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:16960. [PMID: 38069283 PMCID: PMC10707202 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242316960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Global prevalence of antibiotic residues (ABX) in rivers requires ecotoxicological impact assessment. River microbial communities serve as effective bioindicators for this purpose. We quantified the effects of eight commonly used ABXs on a freshwater river microbial community using Biolog EcoPlates™, enabling the assessment of growth and physiological profile changes. Microbial community characterization involved 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The river community structure was representative of aquatic ecosystems, with the prevalence of Cyanobacteria, Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, and Bacteroidetes. Our findings reveal that all ABXs at 100 µg/mL reduced microbial community growth and metabolic capacity, particularly for polymers, carbohydrates, carboxylic, and ketonic acids. Chloramphenicol, erythromycin, and gentamicin exhibited the highest toxicity, with chloramphenicol notably impairing the metabolism of all studied metabolite groups. At lower concentrations (1 µg/mL), some ABXs slightly enhanced growth and the capacity to metabolize substrates, such as carbohydrates, carboxylic, and ketonic acids, and amines, except for amoxicillin, which decreased the metabolic capacity across all metabolites. We explored potential correlations between physicochemical parameters and drug mechanisms to understand drug bioavailability. Acute toxicity effects at the river-detected low concentrations (ng/L) are unlikely. However, they may disrupt microbial communities in aquatic ecosystems. The utilization of a wide array of genetically characterized microbial communities, as opposed to a single species, enables a better understanding of the impact of ABXs on complex river ecosystems.
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- María Rosa Pino-Otín
- Faculty of Health Sciences, San Jorge University, 50830 Zaragoza, Spain; (G.L.); (E.L.); (F.R.); (E.M.T.); (D.B.)
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Narciso A, Barra Caracciolo A, De Carolis C. Overview of Direct and Indirect Effects of Antibiotics on Terrestrial Organisms. Antibiotics (Basel) 2023; 12:1471. [PMID: 37760767 PMCID: PMC10525971 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12091471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Antibiotics (ABs) have made it possible to treat bacterial infections, which were in the past untreatable and consequently fatal. Regrettably, their use and abuse among humans and livestock led to antibiotic resistance, which has made them ineffective in many cases. The spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and bacteria is not limited to nosocomial environments, but also involves water and soil ecosystems. The environmental presence of ABs and ARGs is a hot topic, and their direct and indirect effects, are still not well known or clarified. A particular concern is the presence of antibiotics in agroecosystems due to the application of agro-zootechnical waste (e.g., manure and biosolids), which can introduce antibiotic residues and ARGs to soils. This review provides an insight of recent findings of AB direct and indirect effects on terrestrial organisms, focusing on plant and invertebrates. Possible changing in viability and organism growth, AB bioaccumulation, and shifts in associated microbiome composition are reported. Oxidative stress responses of plants (such as reactive oxygen species production) to antibiotics are also described.
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- Alessandra Narciso
- Water Research Institute, National Research Council (IRSA-CNR), SP 35d, km 0.7 Montelibretti, 00010 Rome, Italy; (A.N.); (C.D.C.)
- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, Tuscia University, Largo dell’Università s.n.c., 01100 Viterbo, Italy
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- Water Research Institute, National Research Council (IRSA-CNR), SP 35d, km 0.7 Montelibretti, 00010 Rome, Italy; (A.N.); (C.D.C.)
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- Water Research Institute, National Research Council (IRSA-CNR), SP 35d, km 0.7 Montelibretti, 00010 Rome, Italy; (A.N.); (C.D.C.)
- Department of Environmental Biology, La Sapienza’ University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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Cao Y, Wang L, Wang Y, Wang X, Wei J, Yu T, Ma F. Functional fungal pellets self-immobilized by mycelium fragments of Irpex lacteus WRF-IL for efficient degradation of sulfamethazine as the sole carbon source. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023:129376. [PMID: 37355140 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Revised: 06/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/26/2023]
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In order to achieve an efficient microbial material with dual functions of self-immobilization and sulfamethazine (SMZ) degradation, this study explored the pelletization technique utilizing mycelium fragments of Irpex lacteus WRF-IL and systematically examined the pellets formation conditions and degradation capability. The Box-Behnken design results demonstrated that pure mycelium fragments, broken by frosted glass beads, could be rapidly self-immobilized to form white rot mycelial pellets (WRMPs) within 24 h, serving as the pelleting core. These WRMPs could completely remove SMZ as the sole carbon source within 20 h. The addition of sucrose expedited this process, achieving complete removal within only 14 h. Kinetic analysis showed that WRMPs could potentially remove SMZ at higher concentrations (>25 mg/L). Biodegradation was the primary pathway of SMZ removal. Seven intermediates were identified by QTOF LC/MS, and three transformation pathways initiated by SO2 overflow, molecular rearrangement, and aniline moiety oxidation were deduced.
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- Yuqing Cao
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, No. 73, Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, No. 73, Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin 150090, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, No. 73, Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, No. 73, Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, No. 73, Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, No. 73, Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, No. 73, Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin 150090, PR China
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Li Z, Liu Y, Chen X, Wang Y, Niu H, Li F, Gao H, Yu H, Yuan Y, Yin Y, Li D. Affinity-Based Analysis Methods for the Detection of Aminoglycoside Antibiotic Residues in Animal-Derived Foods: A Review. Foods 2023; 12:foods12081587. [PMID: 37107381 PMCID: PMC10137665 DOI: 10.3390/foods12081587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2023] [Revised: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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With the increasingly serious problem of aminoglycoside antibiotic residues, it is imperative to develop rapid, sensitive and efficient detection methods. This article reviews the detection methods of aminoglycoside antibiotics in animal-derived foods, including enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, fluorescent immunoassay, chemical immunoassay, affinity sensing assay, lateral flow immunochromatography and molecular imprinted immunoassay. After evaluating the performance of these methods, the advantages and disadvantages were analyzed and compared. Furthermore, development prospects and research trends were proposed and summarized. This review can serve as a basis for further research and provide helpful references and new insights for the analysis of aminoglycoside residues. Accordingly, the in-depth investigation and analysis will certainly make great contributions to food safety, public hygiene and human health.
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- Zhaozhou Li
- Henan International Joint Laboratory of Food Green Processing and Quality Safety Control, College of Food and Bioengineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, China
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- Henan International Joint Laboratory of Food Green Processing and Quality Safety Control, College of Food and Bioengineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, China
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- Henan International Joint Laboratory of Food Green Processing and Quality Safety Control, College of Food and Bioengineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, China
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- Henan International Joint Laboratory of Food Green Processing and Quality Safety Control, College of Food and Bioengineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, China
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- Henan International Joint Laboratory of Food Green Processing and Quality Safety Control, College of Food and Bioengineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, China
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- Henan International Joint Laboratory of Food Green Processing and Quality Safety Control, College of Food and Bioengineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, China
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- Henan International Joint Laboratory of Food Green Processing and Quality Safety Control, College of Food and Bioengineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, China
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- Henan International Joint Laboratory of Food Green Processing and Quality Safety Control, College of Food and Bioengineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, China
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- Henan International Joint Laboratory of Food Green Processing and Quality Safety Control, College of Food and Bioengineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, China
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- Henan International Joint Laboratory of Food Green Processing and Quality Safety Control, College of Food and Bioengineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, China
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- Henan International Joint Laboratory of Food Green Processing and Quality Safety Control, College of Food and Bioengineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, China
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Liu W, Song X, Ding X, Xia R, Lin X, Li G, Nghiem LD, Luo W. Antibiotic removal from swine farming wastewater by anaerobic membrane bioreactor: Role of hydraulic retention time. J Memb Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2023.121629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
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Chen Z, Liu X, Chen L, Han Y, Shen Y, Chen B, Wang M. Deglycosylation Inactivation Initiated by a Novel Periplasmic Dehydrogenase Complex Provides a Novel Strategy for Eliminating the Recalcitrant Antibiotic Kanamycin. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:4298-4307. [PMID: 36857046 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c09565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Biodegradation using enzyme-based systems is a promising approach to minimize antibiotic loads in the environment. Aminoglycosides are refractory antibiotics that are generally considered non-biodegradable. Here, we provide evidence that kanamycin, a common aminoglycoside antibiotic, can be degraded by an environmental bacterium through deglycosylation of its 4'-amino sugar. The unprecedented deglycosylation inactivation of kanamycin is initiated by a novel periplasmic dehydrogenase complex, which we designated AquKGD, composed of a flavin adenine dinucleotide-dependent dehydrogenase (AquKGDα) and a small subunit (AquKGDγ) containing a twin-arginine signal sequence. We demonstrate that the formation of the AquKGDα-AquKGDγ complex is required for both the degradation activity of AquKGD and its translocation into the periplasm. Native AquKGD was successfully expressed in the periplasmic space of Escherichia coli, and physicochemical analysis indicated that AquKGD is a stable enzyme. AquKGD showed excellent degradation performance, and complete elimination of kanamycin from actual kanamycin manufacturing waste was achieved with immobilized AquKGD. Ecotoxicity and cytotoxicity tests suggest that AquKGD-mediated degradation produces less harmful degradation products. Thus, we propose a novel enzymatic antibiotic inactivation strategy for effective and safe treatment of recalcitrant kanamycin residues.
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- Zhihong Chen
- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350117, China
- College of Food and Bioengineering, Fujian Polytechnic Normal University, Fuqing 350300, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350117, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350117, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Science, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701-2978, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, School of Life Science, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350117, China
- Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microbiology of Ministry of Education, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350117, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350117, China
- Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microbiology of Ministry of Education, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350117, China
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Zhang J, Yue Z, Ding C, Zhou Z, Zhang T, Wang X. Metagenomic binning analyses of pig manure composting reveal potential antibiotic-degrading bacteria and their risk of antibiotic resistance genes. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 371:128540. [PMID: 36581234 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.128540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Antibiotic-degrading bacteria are commonly used to treat antibiotic contamination, but the antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) they carry are often overlooked. This study used metagenomic assembly and binning analyses to explore potential antibiotic-degrading bacteria and their ARGs during pig manure composting. The result showed that 35 metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) mainly containing alkyl-aryl transferase and decarboxylase genes involved in the removal of antibiotics. Multidrug (124), β-lactam (67), macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin (MLS) (64), and tetracycline (43) were the central ARG types detected in the 35 MAGs. Furthermore, the risk of ARGs was evaluated using the arg_ranker framework, and 19 MAGs were found to contain intermediate-high-risk ARGs with human-associated-enrichment, gene transferability, and host pathogenicity. Bin 34 of the genus of Geofilum had the highest ARG risk. Bin 6, Bin 11 and Bin 14 of the genus of Limnochorda, Chelatococcus and Niabella, had a lower ARG risk and were considered as potential antibiotic-degrading bacteria.
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- Jing Zhang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; Key Laboratory of Low-carbon Green Agriculture in Tropical region of China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Eco-Circular Agriculture, Environmental and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China; Hainan Danzhou Tropical Agro-ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, Danzhou 571737, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; Ecological Experimental Station of Red Soil, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yingtan 335211, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; Ecological Experimental Station of Red Soil, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yingtan 335211, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Adewuyi A, Oderinde RA. Synthesis of neodymium ferrite incorporated graphitic carbonitride (NdFe 2O 4@g-C 3N 4) and its application in the photodegradation of ciprofloxacin and ampicillin in a water system. RSC Adv 2023; 13:5405-5418. [PMID: 36793298 PMCID: PMC9923821 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra08070b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
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Purification of antibiotic-contaminated drinking water sources is faced with limitations. Therefore, this study incorporated neodymium ferrite (NdFe2O4) in graphitic carbonitride (g-C3N4) to form NdFe2O4@g-C3N4 as a photocatalyst for removing ciprofloxacin (CIP) and ampicillin (AMP) from aqueous systems. X-ray diffraction (XRD) revealed a crystallite size of 25.15 nm for NdFe2O4 and 28.49 nm for NdFe2O4@g-C3N4. The bandgap is 2.10 and 1.98 eV for NdFe2O4 and NdFe2O4@g-C3N4, respectively. The transmission electron micrograph (TEM) images of NdFe2O4 and NdFe2O4@g-C3N4 gave an average particle size of 14.10 nm and 18.23 nm, respectively. Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) images showed heterogeneous surfaces with irregular-sized particles suggesting agglomeration at the surfaces. NdFe2O4@g-C3N4 (100.00 ± 0.00% for CIP and 96.80 ± 0.80% for AMP) exhibited better photodegradation efficiency towards CIP and AMP than NdFe2O4 (78.45 ± 0.80% for CIP and 68.25 ± 0.60% for AMP) in a process described by pseudo-first-order kinetics. NdFe2O4@g-C3N4 showed a stable regeneration capacity towards degradation of CIP and AMP with a capacity that is above 95% even at the 15th cycle of treatment. The use of NdFe2O4@g-C3N4 in this study revealed its potential as a promising photocatalyst for removing CIP and AMP in water systems.
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- Adewale Adewuyi
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Redeemer's University Ede Osun State Nigeria +2348035826679
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge Lensfield Road Cambridge CB2 1EW UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Ibadan Ibadan Oyo State Nigeria
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Pattanayak DS, Pal D, Mishra J, Thakur C, Wasewar KL. Doped graphitic carbon nitride (g-C 3N 4) catalysts for efficient photodegradation of tetracycline antibiotics in aquatic environments. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:24919-24926. [PMID: 35306654 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-19766-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Tetracyclines (TCs) antibiotics are very common and often used in both human and veterinary medicines. More than 75% of TCs are excreted in an active condition and released into the environment, posing a risk to the ecosystem and human health. Residual antibiotics are in global water bodies, causing antibiotic resistance and genotoxicity in humans and aquatic organisms. The ever-increasing number of multi-resistant bacteria caused by the widespread use of antibiotics in the environment has sparked a renewed interest in developing more sustainable antibiotic degradation processes. In this regard, photodegradation technique provides a promising solution to resolve this growing issue, paving the way for complete antibiotic degradation with the generation of non-toxic by-products. As a fascinating activity towards visible light range shown by semiconductor, graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) has a medium bandgap, non-toxicity, chemically stable complex, and thermally great strength. Recent studies have concentrated on the performance of g-C3N4 as a photocatalyst for treating wastewater. Pure g-C3N4 exhibits limited photocatalytic activity due to insufficient sunlight usage, small surface area, and a high rate of recombination of electron and hole ([Formula: see text] & [Formula: see text]) pairs created in photocatalytic activity. Doping of g-C3N4 is a very effective method for improving the activity as element doped g-C3N4 shows excellent bandgap and electronic structure. Doping significantly broadens the light-responsive range and reduces recombination of e- & h+ pairs. Under above context, this review provides a systematic and comprehensive outlook of designing doped g-C3N4 as well as efficiency for TCs degradation in aquatic environment.
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- Dhruti Sundar Pattanayak
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Raipur, Raipur, 492 010, CG, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Raipur, Raipur, 492 010, CG, India.
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- Department of Chemistry (Environmental Science and Technology Program), ITER, Siksha'O'Anusandhan (Deemed To Be) University, Bhubaneswar, 751 030, Odisha, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Raipur, Raipur, 492 010, CG, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, VNIT, Nagpur, 440010, MH, India
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Zhang Y, Song K, Zhang J, Xu X, Ye G, Cao H, Chen M, Cai S, Cao X, Zheng X, Lv W. Removal of sulfamethoxazole and antibiotic resistance genes in paddy soil by earthworms (Pheretima guillelmi): Intestinal detoxification and stimulation of indigenous soil bacteria. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 851:158075. [PMID: 35985593 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2022] [Revised: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Vermiremediation, which use earthworms to remove contaminants from soil, has been proven to be an alternative, low-cost technology. However, the effects of earthworm activity, especially the degraders in earthworm intestines, on the fate of sulfamethoxazole (SMX), and the effects of intestinal bacteria on degrading bacteria in soil are unclear. In this study, the effects of earthworms on the fate of SMX and related antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) were investigated. Special attention was paid to the impact of earthworms on SMX degradation efficiency, degradation products, related ARGs, and degraders in both soil and earthworm intestines; the effect of intestinal bacteria on soil bacteria associated with SMX was also studied. Earthworms significantly accelerated SMX degradation by both intestinal detoxification and the stimulation of indigenous soil bacteria. Compared with the treatment without earthworms, the treatment with earthworms reduced SMX residues by 25.1 %, 49.2 %, 35.7 %, 34.2 %, and 35.7 % on the 10th, 20th, 30th, 60th, and 90th days, respectively. Compared with those in soil (treated with earthworms), the SMX residues in wormcasts were further reduced by 12.2-29.0 % from the 2nd to the 20th day, producing some unique anaerobic degradation products that were distinct from those in the soil. In earthworm intestines, SMX degradation was enhanced by bacteria of the genera Microvirga, Sphingomonas, Methylobacterium, Bacillus, and Tumebacillus. All of these bacteria (except Bacillus spp.) entered and colonised the soil with wormcasts, further promoting SMX degradation. Additionally, earthworms removed a significant number of ARGs by increasing the fraction of potential SMX degraders and inhibiting the potential hosts of ARGs and int1. This study demonstrated that earthworms could remediate SMX-contaminated soil by enhancing the removal of SMX and ARGs.
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- Yue Zhang
- Institute of Eco-Environment and Plant Protection, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, China
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- Institute of Eco-Environment and Plant Protection, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, China
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- Institute of Eco-Environment and Plant Protection, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Shanghai Agricultural Science and Technology Service Center, Shanghai 200335, China
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- Shanghai Agricultural Science and Technology Service Center, Shanghai 200335, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- Institute of Eco-Environment and Plant Protection, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Institute of Eco-Environment and Plant Protection, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, China.
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- Institute of Eco-Environment and Plant Protection, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, China.
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Lorenz S, Suaifan G, Kümmerer K. Designing benign molecules: The influence of O-acetylated glucosamine-substituents on the environmental biodegradability of fluoroquinolones. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 309:136724. [PMID: 36208803 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Revised: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Antibiotics are detected worldwide in the aquatic environment, with continuously rising concentrations. Antibiotics in the environment have the potential to damage ecosystems and contribute to the development of resistance. Whilst a few antibiotics, such as some β-lactams, are eliminated by effluent treatment, others, such as fluoroquinolones, are not or just partially removed and enter the environment. Therefore, approaches are needed to tackle those problems at the compound level. Benign by design (BbD), an important part of green pharmacy, has the goal to integrate environmental fate and end-of-use considerations at the very beginning, i.e., into the design of active pharmaceutical ingredients. Hence, pharmaceuticals should be designed to be sufficiently active and stable during storage and usage but should degrade after excretion into the environment, so that they cannot cause any adverse effects. Fluoroquinolones (FQs) are important broad-spectrum antibiotics. They are known to be persistent in the environment and to be neither inactivated nor degraded or even mineralized during sewage treatment. The addition of new substituents via amidation, like glucosamine moieties, at the carboxylic group of FQs, led to better antimicrobial activity compared to its parent compounds against various microorganisms. To investigate if the addition of sugar moieties could improve the overall environmental biodegradability of FQs, eight novel quinolone and fluoroquinolone analogs conjugated with 1,3,4,6-Tetra-O-acetyl-β-d-glucosamine and 2-deoxy-d-glucopyranose have been investigated regarding their ready biodegradability (OECD 301D/F) and their degradation pathways have been analyzed. According to the OECD 301D test, none of the substances could be classified as readily biodegradable. However, the O-acetyl analogs did undergo a partial degradation of the O-acetyl glucosamine moiety, via stepwise deacetylation and the degradation of the whole glucosamine moiety. The degradation resulted in Fluoroquinolone-3-carboxamide derivatives. Those insights could be further used as input for fragment-based design of benign APIs that will degrade once they reached the environment.
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- Stefanie Lorenz
- Institute of Sustainable Chemistry, Leuphana University Lüneburg, 21335, Lüneburg, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan
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- Institute of Sustainable Chemistry, Leuphana University Lüneburg, 21335, Lüneburg, Germany.
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Tripathi S, Purchase D, Govarthanan M, Chandra R, Yadav S. Regulatory and innovative mechanisms of bacterial quorum sensing-mediated pathogenicity: a review. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2022; 195:75. [PMID: 36334179 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-022-10564-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Quorum sensing (QS) is a system of bacteria in which cells communicate with each other; it is linked to cell density in the microbiome. The high-density colony population can provide enough small molecular signals to enable a range of cellular activities, gene expression, pathogenicity, and antibiotic resistance that cause damage to the hosts. QS is the basis of chronic illnesses in human due to microbial sporulation, expression of virulence factors, biofilm formation, secretion of enzymes, or production of membrane vesicles. The transfer of antimicrobial resistance gene (ARG) among antibiotic resistance bacteria is a major public health concern. QS-mediated biofilm is a hub for ARG horizontal gene transfer. To develop innovative approach to prevent microbial pathogenesis, it is essential to understand the role of QS especially in response to environmental stressors such as exposure to antibiotics. This review provides the latest knowledge on the relationship of QS and pathogenicity and explore the novel approach to control QS via quorum quenching (QQ) using QS inhibitors (QSIs) and QQ enzymes. The state-of-the art knowledge on the role of QS and the potential of using QQ will help to overcome the threats of rapidly emerging bacterial pathogenesis.
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- Sonam Tripathi
- Department of Environmental Microbiology, School for Environmental Sciences, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (A Central University), Vidya Vihar, Raebareli Road, Lucknow, 226025, UP, India
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- Department of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Middlesex University, The Burroughs, Hendon, London, NW4 4BT, UK
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu, 41566, South Korea
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- Department of Environmental Microbiology, School for Environmental Sciences, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (A Central University), Vidya Vihar, Raebareli Road, Lucknow, 226025, UP, India.
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- Department of Environmental Microbiology, School for Environmental Sciences, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (A Central University), Vidya Vihar, Raebareli Road, Lucknow, 226025, UP, India.
- Department of Botany, Vaishno Devi Prashikshan Mahavidyalaya, Gondahi, Kunda, Pratapgarh, India.
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Rodríguez-González L, Núñez-Delgado A, Álvarez-Rodríguez E, García-Campos E, Martín Á, Díaz-Raviña M, Arias-Estévez M, Fernández-Calviño D, Santás-Miguel V. Effects of ciprofloxacin, trimethoprim, and amoxicillin on microbial structure and growth as emerging pollutants reaching crop soils. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 214:113916. [PMID: 35872321 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The presence of emerging pollutants, and specifically antibiotics, in agricultural soils has increased notably in recent decades, causing growing concern as regards potential environmental and health issues. With this in mind, the current study focuses on evaluating the toxicity exerted by three antibiotics (amoxicillin, trimethoprim, and ciprofloxacin) on the growth of soil bacterial communities, when these pollutants are present at different doses, and considered in the short, medium, and long terms (1, 8 and 42 days of incubation). Specifically, the research was carried out in 12 agricultural soils having different physicochemical characteristics and was performed by means of the leucine (3H) incorporation method. In addition, changes in the structure of soil microbial communities at 8 and 42 days were studied in four of these soils, using the phospholipids of fatty acids method for this. The main results indicate that the most toxic antibiotic was amoxicillin, followed by trimethoprim and ciprofloxacin. The results also show that the toxicity of amoxicillin decreases with time, with values of Log IC50 ranging from 0.07 ± 0.05 to 3.43 ± 0.08 for day 1, from 0.95 ± 0.07 to 3.97 ± 0.15 for day 8, and from 2.05 ± 0.03 to 3.18 ± 0.04 for day 42, during the incubation period. Regarding trimethoprim, 3 different behaviors were observed: for some soils the growth of soil bacterial communities was not affected, for a second group of soils trimethoprim toxicity showed dose-response effects that remained persistent over time, and, finally, for a third group of soils the toxicity of trimethoprim increased over time, being greater for longer incubation times (42 days). As regards ciprofloxacin, this antibiotic did not show a toxicity effect on the growth of soil bacterial communities for any of the soils or incubation times studied. Furthermore, the principal component analysis performed with the phospholipids of fatty acids results demonstrated that the microbial community structure of these agricultural soils, which persisted after 42 days of incubation, depended mainly on soil characteristics and, to a lesser extent, on the dose and type of antibiotic (amoxicillin, trimethoprim or ciprofloxacin). In addition, it was found that, in this research, the application of the three antibiotics to soils usually favored the presence of fungi and Gram-positive bacteria.
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- Laura Rodríguez-González
- Área de Edafoloxía e Química Agrícola. Facultade de Ciencias. Universidade de Vigo, As Lagoas 1, 32004, Ourense. Spain
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- Departamento de Edafoloxía e Química Agrícola, Escola Politécnica Superior de Enxeñaría, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain
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- Departamento de Edafoloxía e Química Agrícola, Escola Politécnica Superior de Enxeñaría, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica del Suelo, Misión Biológica de Galicia (MBG-CSIC), Apartado 122, 15780, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica del Suelo, Misión Biológica de Galicia (MBG-CSIC), Apartado 122, 15780, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica del Suelo, Misión Biológica de Galicia (MBG-CSIC), Apartado 122, 15780, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Área de Edafoloxía e Química Agrícola. Facultade de Ciencias. Universidade de Vigo, As Lagoas 1, 32004, Ourense. Spain
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- Área de Edafoloxía e Química Agrícola. Facultade de Ciencias. Universidade de Vigo, As Lagoas 1, 32004, Ourense. Spain
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- Área de Edafoloxía e Química Agrícola. Facultade de Ciencias. Universidade de Vigo, As Lagoas 1, 32004, Ourense. Spain.
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Kennes-Veiga D, Trueba-Santiso A, Gallardo-Garay V, Balboa S, Carballa M, Lema JM. Sulfamethoxazole Enhances Specific Enzymatic Activities under Aerobic Heterotrophic Conditions: A Metaproteomic Approach. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:13152-13159. [PMID: 36073795 PMCID: PMC9686132 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c05001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Revised: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The growing concern about antibiotic-resistant microorganisms has focused on the sludge from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) as a potential hotspot for their development and spread. To this end, it seems relevant to analyze the changes on the microbiota as a consequence of the antibiotics that wastewater may contain. This study aims at determining whether the presence of sulfamethoxazole (SMX), even in relatively low concentrations, modifies the microbial activities and the enzymatic expression of an activated sludge under aerobic heterotrophic conditions. For that purpose, we applied a metaproteomic approach in combination with genomic and transformation product analyses. SMX was biotransformed, and the metabolite 2,4(1H,3H)-pteridinedione-SMX (PtO-SMX) from the pterin-conjugation pathway was detected at all concentrations tested. Metaproteomics showed that SMX at 50-2000 μg/L slightly affected the microbial community structure, which was confirmed by DNA metabarcoding. Interestingly, an enhanced activity of the genus Corynebacterium and specifically of five enzymes involved in its central carbon metabolism was found at increased SMX concentrations. Our results suggest a role of Corynebacterium genus on SMX risks mitigation in our bioreactors.
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- David
M. Kennes-Veiga
- CRETUS,
Department of Chemical Engineering, University
of Santiago de Compostela, Campus Vida, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
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- CRETUS,
Department of Chemical Engineering, University
of Santiago de Compostela, Campus Vida, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
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- CRETUS,
Department of Chemical Engineering, University
of Santiago de Compostela, Campus Vida, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
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- CRETUS,
Department of Microbiology, University of
Santiago de Compostela, Campus Vida, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
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- CRETUS,
Department of Chemical Engineering, University
of Santiago de Compostela, Campus Vida, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
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- CRETUS,
Department of Chemical Engineering, University
of Santiago de Compostela, Campus Vida, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
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Degrading Characterization of the Newly Isolated Nocardioides sp. N39 for 3-Amino-5-methyl-isoxazole and the Related Genomic Information. Microorganisms 2022; 10:microorganisms10081496. [PMID: 35893554 PMCID: PMC9329766 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10081496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Revised: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/15/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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3-amino-5-methyl-isoxazole (3A5MI) is a persistent and harmful intermediate in the degradation of antibiotic sulfamethoxazole. It was accumulated in the environments day by day and has caused great environmental risks due to its refractory characteristic. Microbial degradation is economic and environmentally friendly and a promising method to eliminate this pollutant. In this study, a bacterial strain, Nocardioides sp. N39, was isolated. N39 can grow on 3A5MI as the sole carbon, nitrogen and energy resource. The effect of different factors on 3A5MI degradation by N39 was explored, including initial 3A5MI concentration, temperature, pH value, dissolved oxygen and additional carbon or nitrogen source. The degradation ability of N39 to various 3A5MI analogs was also explored. Nevertheless, the degrading ability of N39 for 3A5MI is not permanent, and long-term storage would lead to the loss of this ability. This may result from the mobile genetic elements in the bacterium according to the genomic comparison of N39 and its degrading ability-lost strain, N40. Despite this, N39 could support a lot of useful information about the degradation of 3A5MI and highlight the importance of studies about the environmental effects and potential degradation mechanism.
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Kiki C, Ye X, Li X, Adyari B, Hu A, Qin D, Yu CP, Sun Q. Continuous antibiotic attenuation in algal membrane photobioreactor: Performance and kinetics. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 434:128910. [PMID: 35452987 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Revised: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The attenuation of 10 mixed antibiotics along with nutrients in a continuous flow mode by four freshwater microalgae (Haematococcus pluvialis, Selenastrum capricornutum, Scenedesmus quadricauda, and Chlorella vulgaris) was examined in membrane photobioreactors (MPBRs). At lab-scale, consistent removal of both antibiotic and nutrient was shown by H. pluvialis and S. quadricauda, respectively. The system exhibited better performance with enhanced removal at HRT 24 h compared to 12 h and 48 h. The highest removal efficiency of antibiotics was observed in H. pluvialis MPBR, with the mean antibiotic removal values of 53.57%- 96.33%. Biodegradation was the major removal pathway of the antibiotics in the algal-MPBR (AMPBR), while removal by bioadsorption, bioaccumulation, membrane rejection, and abiotic was minor. Then, the bacterial feature was studied and showed significant influence from system hydrodynamics. The kinetics of continuous flow antibiotic removal followed Stover-Kincannon and Grau second-order models, which revealed great potential of AMPBR to withstand antibiotic load. The latter coupled with the computational fluid dynamic simulation was successfully applied for the residual antibiotic prediction and potential system optimization. Overall, these results provide an important reference for continuous flow antibiotic removal using AMPBR.
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- Claude Kiki
- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Fujian Key Laboratory of Watershed Ecology, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100043, China; National Institute of Water, University of Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP: 526 Cotonou, Benin
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Fujian Key Laboratory of Watershed Ecology, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Fujian Key Laboratory of Watershed Ecology, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Fujian Key Laboratory of Watershed Ecology, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100043, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Fujian Key Laboratory of Watershed Ecology, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Fujian Key Laboratory of Watershed Ecology, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Fujian Key Laboratory of Watershed Ecology, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China; Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, Taiwan University, Taipei 106
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Fujian Key Laboratory of Watershed Ecology, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China.
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Impact of Antibiotics as Waste, Physical, Chemical, and Enzymatical Degradation: Use of Laccases. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27144436. [PMID: 35889311 PMCID: PMC9319608 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27144436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Revised: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The first traces of Tetracycline (TE) were detected in human skeletons from Sudan and Egypt, finding that it may be related to the diet of the time, the use of some dyes, and the use of soils loaded with microorganisms, such as Streptomyces spp., among other microorganisms capable of producing antibiotics. However, most people only recognise authors dating between 1904 and 1940, such as Ehrlich, Domagk, and Fleming. Antibiotics are the therapeutic option for countless infections treatment; unfortunately, they are the second most common group of drugs in wastewaters worldwide due to failures in industrial waste treatments (pharmaceutics, hospitals, senior residences) and their irrational use in humans and animals. The main antibiotics problem lies in delivered and non-prescribed human use, use in livestock as growth promoters, and crop cultivation as biocides (regulated activities that have not complied in some places). This practice has led to the toxicity of the environment as antibiotics generate eutrophication, water pollution, nutrient imbalance, and press antibiotic resistance. In addition, the removal of antibiotics is not a required process in global wastewater treatment standards. This review aims to raise awareness of the negative impact of antibiotics as residues and physical, chemical, and biological treatments for their degradation. We discuss the high cost of physical and chemical treatments, the risk of using chemicals that worsen the situation, and the fact that each antibiotic class can be transformed differently with each of these treatments and generate new compounds that could be more toxic than the original ones; also, we discuss the use of enzymes for antibiotic degradation, with emphasis on laccases.
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El Messaoudi N, El Mouden A, Fernine Y, El Khomri M, Bouich A, Faska N, Ciğeroğlu Z, Américo-Pinheiro JHP, Jada A, Lacherai A. Green synthesis of Ag 2O nanoparticles using Punica granatum leaf extract for sulfamethoxazole antibiotic adsorption: characterization, experimental study, modeling, and DFT calculation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022:10.1007/s11356-022-21554-7. [PMID: 35729389 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-21554-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Silver oxide (Ag2O) nanoparticles (NPs) were generated by synthesizing green leaf extract of Punica granatum, and afterwards they were used as adsorbent to remove the antibiotic additive sulfamethoxazole (SMX) from aqueous solutions. Prior of their use as adsorbent, the Ag2O NPs were characterized by various methods such as X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), scanning electron microscopy/energy-dispersive X-ray (SEM-EDX), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The Ag2O NPs were found to be spherically shaped and stabilized by the constituents of the extract. Further, at SMX antibiotic concentration of 100 mg L-1, the Ag2O NPs achieved almost complete removal of 98.93% within 90 min, and by using 0.8 g L-1 of adsorbent dose at pH=4 and temperature T=308 K. In addition, the experimental data were well fitted with the theoretical Langmuir model indicating homogeneous adsorbed layer of the SMX antibiotic on the Ag2O NPs surface. The maximum uptake capacity was 277.85 mg g-1. A good agreement was also found between the kinetic adsorption data and the theoretical pseudo-second-order model. Regarding the thermodynamic adsorption aspects, the data revealed an endothermic nature and confirmed the feasibility and the spontaneity of the adsorption reaction. Furthermore, the regeneration study has shown that the Ag2O NPs could be efficiently reused for up to five cycles. The geometric structures have been optimized and quantum chemical parameters were calculated for the SMX unprotonated (SMX+/-) and protonated (SMX+) using density functional theory (DFT) calculation. The DFT results indicated that the unprotonated SMX+/- reacts more favorably on the Ag2O surface, as compared to the protonated SMX+. The SMX binding mechanism was predominantly controlled by the electrostatic attraction, hydrogen bond, hydrophobic, and π-π interactions. The overall data suggest that the Ag2O NPs have promising potential for antibiotic removal from wastewater.
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- Noureddine El Messaoudi
- Laboratory of Applied Chemistry and Environment, Faculty of sciences, Ibn Zohr University, 80000, Agadir, Morocco.
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- Laboratory of Applied Chemistry and Environment, Faculty of sciences, Ibn Zohr University, 80000, Agadir, Morocco
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- Engineering Laboratory of Organometallic, Molecular Materials and Environment, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, 30000, Fez, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Applied Chemistry and Environment, Faculty of sciences, Ibn Zohr University, 80000, Agadir, Morocco
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- Department of Applied Physics, Institute of Design and Manufacturing (IDF), Polytechnic University of Valencia, 46000, Valencia, Spain
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- Laboratory of Process Engineering, Faculty of sciences, Ibn Zohr University, 80000, Agadir, Morocco
- Faculty of applied sciences, Ibn Zohr University, 86153, Ait Melloul, Morocco
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Usak University, 64300, Usak, Turkey
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- Institute of Materials Science of Mulhouse (IS2M), High Alsace University, 68100, Mulhouse, France
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- Laboratory of Applied Chemistry and Environment, Faculty of sciences, Ibn Zohr University, 80000, Agadir, Morocco
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Hanh NT, Khai NM, Anh TN, Vinh LT, Huan NH, Pham TD. TiO
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deposited on activated sewage sludge for effective photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline. Chem Eng Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ceat.202200075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Nguyen Thi Hanh
- Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Hanoi University of Science Vietnam National University 334 D. Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan Trung Hanoi 100000 Vietnam
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- Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Hanoi University of Science Vietnam National University 334 D. Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan Trung Hanoi 100000 Vietnam
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- Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Hanoi University of Science Vietnam National University 334 D. Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan Trung Hanoi 100000 Vietnam
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- Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Hanoi University of Science Vietnam National University 334 D. Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan Trung Hanoi 100000 Vietnam
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- Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Hanoi University of Science Vietnam National University 334 D. Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan Trung Hanoi 100000 Vietnam
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- VNU Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials for Green Growth, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Science Vietnam National University 334 D. Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan Trung Hanoi 100000 Vietnam
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Ullah T, Gul K, Khan H, Ara B, Zia TUH. Efficient removal of selected fluoroquinolones from the aqueous environment using reduced magnetic graphene oxide/polyaniline composite. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 293:133452. [PMID: 34995619 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.133452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2021] [Revised: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In the present study, reduced magnetic graphene oxide/polyaniline (RmGO/PANI) composite was synthesized via in-situ oxidative polymerization method. The synthesized RmGO/PANI was characterized by fourier transform infrared, scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction and energy dispersive X-rays techniques. The synthesized RmGO/PANI was explored as an adsorbent for the removal of moxifloxacin (MOX) and ofloxacin (OFL) from the aqueous samples. To inflate removal efficiency of RmGO/PANI, various adsorption effecting parameters such as effect of pH (2-12), RmGO/PANI dosage (2-14 mg), analyte concentration (150-525 μg mL-1 for MOX and 15-40 μg mL-1 for OFL), contact time (10-120 min) and temperature (293-343 K) were studied. Moreover, kinetic study exhibits that adsorption of MOX/OFL using RmGO/PANI follows pseudo second order kinetic model. The adsorption of MOX/OFL well-fitted to the Langmuir adsorption isotherm which demonstrates mono-layer adsorption of MOX/OFL on the surface of RmGO/PANI with maximum adsorption capacity of 47.7 mg g-1 and 27.33 mg g-1 for OFL and MOX, respectively. Thermodynamic study indicates that the adsorption process was spontaneous and exothermic in nature with the decrease of randomness of the system during the adsorption. On account of its practical applications, RmGO/PANI is considered an excellent adsorbent with 99% and 96% removal efficacy for MOX and OFL, respectively. The synthesized RmGO/PANI was reused for ten consecutive batches as well as applied to the real samples, maintain an excellent removal capacity. The reusable nature of RmGO/PANI declare this solid medium as an innovative adsorbent for real sample applications and wastewater treatment.
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- Tasbeeh Ullah
- Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, 25120, Pakistan.
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, 25120, Pakistan.
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- Department of Chemistry, Islamia College University, Peshawar, 25120, Pakistan.
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, 25120, Pakistan.
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- Department of Chemistry, Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan.
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Arsène MMJ, Davares AKL, Viktorovna PI, Andreevna SL, Sarra S, Khelifi I, Sergueïevna DM. The public health issue of antibiotic residues in food and feed: Causes, consequences, and potential solutions. Vet World 2022; 15:662-671. [PMID: 35497952 PMCID: PMC9047141 DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2022.662-671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Antibiotics are among the essential veterinary medicine compounds associated with animal feed and food animal production. The use of antibiotics for the treatment of bacterial infections is almost unavoidable, with less need to demonstrate their importance. Although banned as a growth factor for a few years, their use in animals can add residues in foodstuffs, presenting several environmental, technological, animal health, and consumer health risks. With regard to human health risks, antibiotic residues induce and accelerate antibiotic resistance development, promote the transfer of antibiotic-resistant bacteria to humans, cause allergies (penicillin), and induce other severe pathologies, such as cancers (sulfamethazine, oxytetracycline, and furazolidone), anaphylactic shock, nephropathy (gentamicin), bone marrow toxicity, mutagenic effects, and reproductive disorders (chloramphenicol). Antibiotic resistance, which has excessively increased over the years, is one of the adverse consequences of this phenomenon, constituting a severe public health issue, thus requiring the regulation of antibiotics in all areas, including animal breeding. This review discusses the common use of antibiotics in agriculture and antibiotic residues in food/feed. In-depth, we discussed the detection techniques of antibiotic residues, potential consequences on the environment and animal health, the technological transformation processes and impacts on consumer health, and recommendations to mitigate this situation.
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- Department of Microbiology and Virology, Institute of Medicine, RUDN University, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Microbiology and Virology, Institute of Medicine, RUDN University, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Microbiology and Virology, Institute of Medicine, RUDN University, Moscow, Russia
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Dong Z, Yan X, Wang J, Zhu L, Wang J, Li C, Zhang W, Wen S, Kim YM. Mechanism for biodegradation of sulfamethazine by Bacillus cereus H38. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 809:152237. [PMID: 34890664 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2021] [Revised: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Degradation of sulfonamides (SAs) by microorganisms has become a focus of current research. Sulfamethazine (SMZ) is a type of SA widely used in the livestock and poultry industry. However, understanding the intermediate products, degradation pathways and mechanism of SMZ biodegradation is limited at present. In this study, a SMZ degrading bacterium Bacillus cereus H38, which can use SMZ as its only carbon source, was isolated from farmland soil. The bacterium was gram-positive with rod-shaped cells. The effects of initial SMZ concentration, pH, temperature and amount of inoculation on the biodegradation of SMZ were investigated by a single factor experiment. The results showed that the maximum degradation rate of SMZ was achieved in the environmental conditions at an initial SMZ concentration of 5 mg/L, pH of 7.0, temperature of 25 °C and inoculation amount of 5%. Under these optimum degradation conditions, strain H38 can completely degrade SMZ within 3 days. The effects of intracellular enzymes, extracellular enzymes and periplasmic enzymes on the SMZ degradation process were compared. It was found that intracellular enzymes contributed the most to the biodegradation of SMZ, and the degradation rate approached 70%. Three possible intermediates were identified by LC-MS/MS, and two degradation pathways were proposed. Whole genome sequencing results showed that the genome size of strain H38 was 5,477,631 bp, including 5599 coding sequences (CDSs), and the GC content was 35.21%. In addition, functional annotation of CDSs was performed to analyze the metabolic pathways of nitrogen and sulfur in strain H38 combining genomics and bioinformatics. This study proposes new insights into the mechanism for biodegradation of SAs and will inform future research.
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- Zikun Dong
- National Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, People's Republic of China.
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, People's Republic of China.
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, People's Republic of China.
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, People's Republic of China.
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, People's Republic of China.
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, People's Republic of China.
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, People's Republic of China.
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environment in Universities of Shandong, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea.
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Zhao Q, Guo W, Luo H, Xing C, Wang H, Liu B, Si Q, Li D, Sun L, Ren N. Insights into removal of sulfonamides in anaerobic activated sludge system: Mechanisms, degradation pathways and stress responses. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 423:127248. [PMID: 34560488 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The fate of antibiotics in activated sludge has attracted increasing interests. However, the focus needs to shift from concerning removal efficiencies to understanding mechanisms and sludge responding to antibiotic toxicity. Herein, we operated two anaerobic sequencing batch reactors (ASBRs) for 200 days with sulfadiazine (SDZ) and sulfamethoxazole (SMX) added. The removal efficiency of SMX was higher than that of SDZ. SDZ was removed via adsorption (9.91-21.18%) and biodegradation (10.20-16.00%), while biodegradation (65.44-86.26%) was dominant for SMX removal. The mechanisms involved in adsorption and biodegradation were investigated, including adsorption strength, adsorption sites and the roles of enzymes. Protein-like substance (tryptophan) functioned vitally in adsorption by forming complexes with sulfonamides. P450 enzymes may catalyze sulfonamides degradation via hydroxylation and desulfurization. Activated sludge showed distinct responses to different sulfonamides, reflected in the changes of microbial communities and functions. These responses were related to sulfonamides removal, corresponding to the stronger adsorption capacity of activated sludge in ASBR-SDZ and degradation capacity in ASBR-SMX. Furthermore, the reasons for different removal efficiencies of sulfonamides were analyzed according to steric and electronic effects. These findings propose insights into antibiotic removal and broaden the knowledge for self-protection mechanisms of activated sludge under chronic toxicities of antibiotics.
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- Qi Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- Laboratory for Integrated Technology of "Urban and Rural Mines" Exploitation, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 2 Nengyuan Road, Wushan, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074 Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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Dos S Grignet R, Barros MGA, Panatta AAS, Bernal SPF, Ottoni JR, Passarini MRZ, da C S Gonçalves C. Medicines as an emergent contaminant: the review of microbial biodegration potential. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2022; 67:157-174. [PMID: 34978661 DOI: 10.1007/s12223-021-00941-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Emerging environmental contaminants, such as medicine waste, are of great concern to the scientific community and to the local environmental and health departments because of their potential long-term effects and ecotoxicological risk. Besides the prolonged use of medicines for the development of modern society, the elucidation of their effect on the ecosystem is relatively recent. Medicine waste and its metabolites can, for instance, cause alterations in microbial dynamics and disturb fish behavior. Bioremediation is an efficient and eco-friendly technology that appears as a suitable alternative to conventional methods of water waste and sludge treatment and has the capacity to remove or reduce the presence of emerging contaminants. Thus, this review has the objective of compiling information on environmental contamination by common medicines and their microbial biodegradation, focusing on five therapeutic classes: analgesics, antibiotics, antidepressants, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and contraceptives. Their effects in the environment will also be analyzed, as well as the possible routes of degradation by microorganisms.
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- Rosane Dos S Grignet
- Instituto Latino-Americano de Ciências da Vida E da Natureza, Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana, Foz do Iguaçu - PR, 85870-650, Brazil
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- Instituto Latino-Americano de Ciências da Vida E da Natureza, Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana, Foz do Iguaçu - PR, 85870-650, Brazil
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- Instituto Latino-Americano de Ciências da Vida E da Natureza, Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana, Foz do Iguaçu - PR, 85870-650, Brazil
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- Instituto Latino-Americano de Ciências da Vida E da Natureza, Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana, Foz do Iguaçu - PR, 85870-650, Brazil
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- Instituto Latino-Americano de Ciências da Vida E da Natureza, Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana, Foz do Iguaçu - PR, 85870-650, Brazil
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- Instituto Latino-Americano de Ciências da Vida E da Natureza, Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana, Foz do Iguaçu - PR, 85870-650, Brazil
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- Instituto Latino-Americano de Ciências da Vida E da Natureza, Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana, Foz do Iguaçu - PR, 85870-650, Brazil.
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Sella CF, Carneiro RB, Sabatini CA, Sakamoto IK, Zaiat M. Can different inoculum sources influence the biodegradation of sulfamethoxazole antibiotic during anaerobic digestion? BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s43153-021-00178-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Wu Y, Lu L, Zhang Y, Yuan Z, Yang L, Wang L, Rao Y. A bioinspired cercosporin/polymethylmethacrylate photocatalyst with high efficiency for decontamination of pharmaceuticals and pathogens. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 419:126555. [PMID: 34323722 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Pharmaceuticals have seriously contaminated aquatic environments and resulted in the formation of drug-tolerant bacteria owing to continuous release and accumulation. Therefore, the development of new methods to simultaneously decompose drugs and disinfect pathogens in an environmental-friendly manner with high efficiency is still in great demand. Bioinspired by the great photosensitivity of natural product cercosporin with the ability to efficiently generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) under natural sunlight and its antibacterial activity, here a novel cercosporin/polymethylmethacrylate (CP/PMMA) photocatalyst was rationally developed by incorporating and restricting cercosporin in a "green" macroporous resin PMMA, which greatly improved the ROS generation efficiency and displayed 97.2-100% photodegradation for broad-spectrum pharmaceuticals, including fluoroquinolones, trimethoprim and chloroquine phosphate, upon 15 W compact fluorescent lamp irradiation. More importantly, this decontamination efficiency was greatly improved, and the decontamination time was substantially shortened in a large-scale assay under natural sunlight. Furthermore, it could inactivate the pathogen Staphylococcus aureus. Overall, this work provides new insight into how a multifunctional photocatalyst could be designed using a natural product and macroporous resins for environmental remediation.
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, PR China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, PR China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, PR China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, PR China.
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Chen H, Liu G, Wang K, Piao C, Ma X, Li XK. Characteristics of microbial community in EGSB system treating with oxytetracycline production wastewater. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 295:113055. [PMID: 34198178 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2021] [Revised: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In order to realize the efficient and stable operation of anaerobic digestion for oxytetracycline (OTC) production wastewater which contains high concentration refractory organic matters and antibiotic residues, two laboratory-scale EGSB reactors (the experimental reactor and the control reactor) were constructed for pre-treating OTC production wastewater and the complex characteristics and connections among anaerobic fermentative bacteria, methanogens and fungi were analyzed. The experimental reactor gradually increased OTC doses of 0-200 mg/L by four phases compared with the control reactor which was fed without OTC addition during 280 days' operation. The average COD removal efficiency of 91.44% with the average OTC removal efficiency of 27.90% was achieved at OTC concentration of 200 mg/L. The addition of OTC did not affect the preponderant methanogen type, and Methanosaeta, a strict aceticlastic methanogen genus, was dominant both in working and controlling reactors on day 280. Redundancy analysis revealed that OTC and VFAs were the main environmental factors affecting the microbial communities and molecular ecological networks analysis indicated that the key genera principally belonged to Methanosaeta, Proteobacteria and Apiotrichum. Additionally, the fungi genus Apiotrichum might be related to the degradation of complex organic contaminants in OTC production wastewater treatment system.
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- Hongying Chen
- State Key laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- School of Civil and Transportation, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300401, China
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- State Key laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China.
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- State Key laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- State Key laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- School of Civil and Transportation, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300401, China.
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Sochacki A, Kowalska K, Felis E, Bajkacz S, Kalka J, Brzeszkiewicz A, Vaňková Z, Jakóbik-Kolon A. Removal and transformation of sulfamethoxazole in acclimated biofilters with various operation modes - Implications for full-scale application. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 280:130638. [PMID: 33932905 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Revised: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The knowledge gaps regarding the degradation of sulfamethoxazole (SMX) in biofilters include the effect of aeration, constant feeding with readily biodegradable organic carbon and the presence of reactive media such as manganese oxides (MnOx). Thus, the goal of this study was to assess the removal of SMX in lab-scale biofilters with various operation variables: aeration, presence of MnOx as an amendment of filtering medium and the presence of readily biodegradable organic carbon (acetate). The sand used in the experiment as a filtering medium was previously exposed to the presence of SMX and acetate, which provided acclimation of the biomass. The removal of SMX was complete (>99%) with the exception of the unaerated columns fed with the influent containing acetate, due to apparent slower rate of SMX degradation. The obtained results suggest that bacteria were able to degrade SMX as a primary substrate and the degradation of this compound was subsequent to the depletion of acetate. The LC-MS/MS analysis of the effluents indicated several biotransformation reactions for SMX: (di)hydroxylation, acetylation, nitrosation, deamonification, S-N bond cleavage and isoxazole-ring cleavage. The relative abundance of transformation products was decreased in the presence of MnOx or acetate. Based on the Microtox assay, only the effluents from the unaerated columns filled with MnOx were classified as non-toxic. The results offer important implications for the design of biofilters for the elimination of SMX, namely that biofilters offer the greatest performance when fed with secondary wastewater and operated as non-aerated systems with a filtering medium containing MnOx.
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- Adam Sochacki
- Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Department of Applied Ecology, Kamýcká 129, 165 21, Praha 6 Suchdol, Czech Republic; Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Power and Environmental Engineering, Environmental Biotechnology Department, ul. Akademicka 2, 44-100, Gliwice, Poland; Silesian University of Technology, Biotechnology Centre, ul. B. Krzywoustego 8, 44-100, Gliwice, Poland.
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- Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Power and Environmental Engineering, Environmental Biotechnology Department, ul. Akademicka 2, 44-100, Gliwice, Poland; Silesian University of Technology, Biotechnology Centre, ul. B. Krzywoustego 8, 44-100, Gliwice, Poland
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- Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Power and Environmental Engineering, Environmental Biotechnology Department, ul. Akademicka 2, 44-100, Gliwice, Poland; Silesian University of Technology, Biotechnology Centre, ul. B. Krzywoustego 8, 44-100, Gliwice, Poland
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- Silesian University of Technology, Biotechnology Centre, ul. B. Krzywoustego 8, 44-100, Gliwice, Poland; Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, ul. M. Strzody 7, 44-100, Gliwice, Poland
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- Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Power and Environmental Engineering, Environmental Biotechnology Department, ul. Akademicka 2, 44-100, Gliwice, Poland
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- Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Power and Environmental Engineering, Environmental Biotechnology Department, ul. Akademicka 2, 44-100, Gliwice, Poland; Silesian University of Technology, Biotechnology Centre, ul. B. Krzywoustego 8, 44-100, Gliwice, Poland
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- Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Department of Environmental Geosciences, Kamýcká 129, 165 21, Praha 6 Suchdol, Czech Republic
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- Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, ul. M. Strzody 7, 44-100, Gliwice, Poland
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Microbiome assembly for sulfonamide subsistence and the transfer of genetic determinants. THE ISME JOURNAL 2021; 15:2817-2829. [PMID: 33820946 PMCID: PMC8443634 DOI: 10.1038/s41396-021-00969-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Revised: 03/06/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Antibiotic subsistence in bacteria represents an alternative resistance machinery, while paradoxically, it is also a cure for environmental resistance. Antibiotic-subsisting bacteria can detoxify antibiotic-polluted environments and prevent the development of antibiotic resistance in environments. However, progress toward efficient in situ engineering of antibiotic-subsisting bacteria is hindered by the lack of mechanistic and predictive understanding of the assembly of the functioning microbiome. By top-down manipulation of wastewater microbiomes using sulfadiazine as the single limiting source, we monitored the ecological selection process that forces the wastewater microbiome to perform efficient sulfadiazine subsistence. We found that the community-level assembly selects for the same three families rising to prominence across different initial pools of microbiomes. We further analyzed the assembly patterns using a linear model. Detailed inspections of the sulfonamide metabolic gene clusters in individual genomes of isolates and assembled metagenomes reveal limited transfer potential beyond the boundaries of the Micrococcaceae lineage. Our results open up new possibilities for engineering specialist bacteria for environmental applications.
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Yadav N, Govindwar SP, Rane N, Ahn HJ, Xiong JQ, Jang M, Kim SH, Jeon BH. Insights on the role of periphytic biofilm in synergism with Iris pseudacorus for removing mixture of pharmaceutical contaminants from wastewater. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 418:126349. [PMID: 34118536 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Revised: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The potential of Iris pseudacorus and the associated periphytic biofilm for biodegradation of two common pharmaceutical contaminants (PCs) in urban wastewater was assessed individually and in consortium. An enhanced removal for sulfamethoxazole (SMX) was achieved in consortium (59%) compared to individual sets of I. pseudacorus (50%) and periphytic biofilm (7%) at concentration of 5 mg L-1. Conversely, individual sets of periphytic biofilm (77%) outperformed removal of doxylamine succinate (DOX) compared to individual sets of I. pseudacorus (59%) and consortium (67%) at concentration of 1 mg L-1. Enhanced relative abundance of microflora containing microalgae (Sellaphora, Achnanthidium), rhizobacteria (Acidibacter, Azoarcus, Thioalkalivibrio), and fungi (Serendipita) in periphytic biofilm was observed after treatment. SMX treatment for five days elevated cytochrome P450 enzymes' expressions, including aniline hydroxylase (48%) and aminopyrine N-demethylase (54%) in the periphytic biofilm. Nevertheless, I. pseudacorus showed 175% elevation of aniline hydroxylase along with other biotransformation enzymes, such as peroxidase (629%), glutathione S-transferase (514%), and dichloroindophenol reductase (840%). A floating bed phytoreactor planted with I. pseudacorus and the periphytic biofilm consortium removed 67% SMX and 72% DOX in secondary wastewater effluent. Thus, the implementation of this strategy in constructed wetland-based treatment could be beneficial for managing effluents containing PCs.
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- Nikita Yadav
- Department of Earth Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Earth Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Earth Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Earth Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, 5 Rushan, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kwangwoon University, Seoul 01897, Republic of Korea
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Earth Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea.
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Langmuir Monolayer Techniques for the Investigation of Model Bacterial Membranes and Antibiotic Biodegradation Mechanisms. MEMBRANES 2021; 11:membranes11090707. [PMID: 34564524 PMCID: PMC8471293 DOI: 10.3390/membranes11090707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The amounts of antibiotics of anthropogenic origin released and accumulated in the environment are known to have a negative impact on local communities of microorganisms, which leads to disturbances in the course of the biodegradation process and to growing antimicrobial resistance. This mini-review covers up-to-date information regarding problems related to the omnipresence of antibiotics and their consequences for the world of bacteria. In order to understand the interaction of antibiotics with bacterial membranes, it is necessary to explain their interaction mechanism at the molecular level. Such molecular-level interactions can be probed with Langmuir monolayers representing the cell membrane. This mini-review describes monolayer experiments undertaken to investigate the impact of selected antibiotics on components of biomembranes, with particular emphasis on the role and content of individual phospholipids and lipopolysaccharides (LPS). It is shown that the Langmuir technique may provide information about the interactions between antibiotics and lipids at the mixed film surface (π–A isotherm) and about the penetration of the active substances into the phospholipid monolayer model membranes (relaxation of the monolayer). Effects induced by antibiotics on the bacterial membrane may be correlated with their bactericidal activity, which may be vital for the selection of appropriate bacterial consortia that would ensure a high degradation efficiency of pharmaceuticals in the environment.
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Gu H, Xie W, Du A, Pan D, Guo Z. Overview of electrocatalytic treatment of antibiotic pollutants in wastewater. CATALYSIS REVIEWS 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/01614940.2021.1960009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Hongbo Gu
- Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Special Artificial Microstructure Materials and Technology, School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold (Zhengzhou University), Ministry of Education, National Engineering Research Center for Advanced Polymer Processing Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Integrated Composites Lab (ICL), Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
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- Integrated Composites Lab (ICL), Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
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Wang S, Yuan R, Chen H, Wang F, Zhou B. Anaerobic biodegradation of four sulfanilamide antibiotics: Kinetics, pathways and microbiological studies. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 416:125840. [PMID: 34492796 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2020] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Large amounts of sulfanilamide antibiotics (SAs) have been excreted into the manure. In this study, the anaerobic biodegradation of four kinds of SAs including sulfaquinoxaline (SQX), sulfamethoxazole (SMX), sulfamethoxine (SMD) and sulfathiazole (STZ) was investigated. The degradation rates of SQX and STZ decreased with the increase of the concentrations of other organics, but those of SMX and SMD were less affected. The average degradation rates of SAs were in the order of SMX >SMD ≈QX >STZ, with the best degradation rate constants of 0.30125, 0.14752, 0.16696, and 0.06577 /d, respectively. STZ had the greatest effect on the population richness of microbes, whereas SQX had the largest impact on the population diversity. The degradation rates of SAs were positively correlated with the abundances of Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes, and negatively correlated with the abundance of Firmicutes. The common degradation pathways of SAs were S-N cleavage and substitution. The specific functional groups of SQX, SMX and SMD, including quinoxaline, isoxazole and pyrimidine rings, could be opened, but the thiazole ring of STZ was difficult to be decomposed. After the rings of the specific functional groups were opened, they would be further substituted or decomposed to be products with small molecules.
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- Shaona Wang
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China; CECEP&CIECC Huarui Technology Co., Ltd, Beijing 100034, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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Ruan Y, Cai L, Lu H, Zhang M, Xu X, Li W. Performance of Aerobic Denitrification by the Strain Pseudomonas balearica RAD-17 in the Presence of Antibiotics. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9081584. [PMID: 34442663 PMCID: PMC8398835 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9081584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Revised: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Aerobic denitrification, one of the important nitrate metabolic pathways in biological denitrification, has been attracting increasing interest recently due to its functional advantages. In order to evaluate the effect of antibiotics on aerobic denitrification and guide practical engineering application of aerobic denitrification techniques, we evaluated the performance of aerobic denitrification by the strain Pseudomonas balearica RAD-17 in the presence of ciprofloxacin (CFX) and oxytetracycline (OTC). No significant negative impact on the performance of aerobic denitrification in the presence of CFX or OTC within the range of 50 to 300 μg L-1 was found. Significant degradation of OTC was found within the range of 50 μg L-1 to 300 μg L-1 under aerobic denitrification conditions, while no degradation was found for CFX. Stimulation of cell growth occurred within the investigated range of antibiotics. Under anoxic or aerobic conditions, the addition of CFX or OTC changed the N2O production trend. The results in the present study may play an important role in informing the use of aerobic denitrification techniques in the presence of antibiotics within environmentally relevant concentrations (<1 mg/L).
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- Yunjie Ruan
- Institute of Agricultural Bio-Environmental Engineering, College of Bio-Systems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China;
- Academy of Rural Development, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Laboratory of Microbial Resources, College of Food Science and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310035, China;
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- Zhejiang Water Healer Environmental Technology Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 311121, China;
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; (M.Z.); (X.X.)
- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; (M.Z.); (X.X.)
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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Rocha DC, da Silva Rocha C, Tavares DS, de Morais Calado SL, Gomes MP. Veterinary antibiotics and plant physiology: An overview. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 767:144902. [PMID: 33636760 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Revised: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Antibiotics are considered one of the greatest advances of medicine and, in addition to their use in treating a wide spectrum of illnesses, they have been widely employed to promote animal growth. As many of those pharmaceuticals are only partially absorbed by the digestive system, a considerable fraction is excreted in its original active form or only partially metabolized. Therefore, the use of animal excrement in agriculture represents one of the principal routes of insertion of antibiotics into the environment. Within that context, plants, principally those of agricultural interest, will be exposed to those compounds when present in the soil or when irrigated with contaminated water. Although not yet fully understood, there are reports of phytotoxic effects of antibiotics that can diminish agricultural production. This review is designed to provide a general and integrative overview of physiological alterations observed in plants caused by environmental exposures to veterinary-use antibiotics. This text principally focuses on the processes involved in antibody absorption and accumulation, and their effects on the primary (photosynthesis, respiration, nitrogen assimilation) and oxidative metabolisms of plants. We also bring attention to germinative and plant establishment processes under conditions of antibiotic contamination. The different effects of different antibiotics on plant physiology are listed here to provide a better understanding of their phytotoxicities.
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- Daiane Cristina Rocha
- Laboratório de Fisiologia de Plantas sob Estresse, Departamento de Botânica, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Avenida Coronel Francisco H. dos Santos, 100, Centro Politécnico Jardim das Américas, C.P. 19031, 81531-980 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Fisiologia de Plantas sob Estresse, Departamento de Botânica, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Avenida Coronel Francisco H. dos Santos, 100, Centro Politécnico Jardim das Américas, C.P. 19031, 81531-980 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Fisiologia de Plantas sob Estresse, Departamento de Botânica, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Avenida Coronel Francisco H. dos Santos, 100, Centro Politécnico Jardim das Américas, C.P. 19031, 81531-980 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil; Departamento de Ciência do Solo, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Campus UFLA, C.P. 3037, 37200-000 Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Toxicologia Ambiental, Departamento de Farmacologia, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Avenida Coronel Francisco H. dos Santos, 100, Centro Politécnico Jardim das Américas, C.P. 19031, 81531-980 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Fisiologia de Plantas sob Estresse, Departamento de Botânica, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Avenida Coronel Francisco H. dos Santos, 100, Centro Politécnico Jardim das Américas, C.P. 19031, 81531-980 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
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Roy N, Alex SA, Chandrasekaran N, Mukherjee A, Kannabiran K. A comprehensive update on antibiotics as an emerging water pollutant and their removal using nano-structured photocatalysts. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2021; 9:104796. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2020.104796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2023]
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Review on the Visible Light Photocatalysis for the Decomposition of Ciprofloxacin, Norfloxacin, Tetracyclines, and Sulfonamides Antibiotics in Wastewater. Catalysts 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/catal11040437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Antibiotics are chemical compounds that are used to kill or prevent bacterial growth. They are used in different fields, such as the medical field, agriculture, and veterinary. Antibiotics end up in wastewater, which causes the threat of developing antibacterial resistance; therefore, antibiotics must be eliminated from wastewater. Different conventional elimination methods are limited due to their high cost and effort, or incomplete elimination. Semiconductor-assisted photocatalysis arises as an effective elimination method for different organic wastes including antibiotics. A variety of semiconducting materials were tested to eliminate antibiotics from wastewater; nevertheless, research is still ongoing due to some limitations. This review summarizes the recent studies regarding semiconducting material modifications for antibiotic degradation using visible light irradiation.
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