The influence of antibiotics on wastewater treatment processes and the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
The influence of antibiotics on wastewater treatment processes and the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
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DOI:
10.2166/wst.2018.153
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发表时间:
2018-05-01
影响因子:
2.7
通讯作者:
Karwowska, E.
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作者:
Jendrzejewska, N.;Karwowska, E.
The influence of antibiotics, namely doxycycline, gentamicin, penicillin, nitrofurantoin, and rifampicin, on wastewater treatment was assessed. The presence of 100-300 mu g/L of antibiotics (63.52-134.41 mg/g.d.w.d) marginally influenced organic matter degradation, without impacting nitrogen or phosphorus concentrations. However, a significant increase in the number of antibiotic-resistant bacteria was observed, which varied with different antibiotics. The largest number of bacteria became resistant to nitrofurantoin and penicillin. After the process, some multi-resistant strains were isolated from the sludge. Two of them revealed the activity of carbapenamase, the enzyme directly related to resistance against beta-lactam antibiotics.