Contamination of antibiotics and sul and tet(M) genes in veterinary wastewater, river, and coastal sea in Thailand
Contamination of antibiotics and sul and tet(M) genes in veterinary wastewater, river, and coastal sea in Thailand
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泰国兽医废水、河流和近海中抗生素以及 sul 和 tet(M) 基因的污染
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148423
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发表时间:
2021
影响因子:
9.8
通讯作者:
Sukpanyatham Nop
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作者:
Suzuki Satoru;Ogo Mitsuko;Takada Hideshige;Seki Kanako;Mizukawa Kaoruko;Kadoya Aya;Yokokawa Taichi;Sugimoto Yuta;Sato-Takabe Yuki;Boonla Chanchai;Anomasiri Wilai;Sukpanyatham Nop
Water systems in Southeast Asia accumulate antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) from multiple origins, notably including human clinics and animal farms. To ascertain the fate of antibiotics and ARGs in natural water environments, we monitored the concentrations of these items in Thailand. Here, we show high concentrations of tetracyclines (72,156.9 ng/L) and lincomycin (23,968.0 ng/L) in pig farms, followed by nalidixic acid in city canals. The city canals and rivers contained diverse distributions of antibiotics and ARGs. Assessments of targeted ARGs, includingsul1,sul2,sul3, andtet(M), showed that freshwater (pig farm wastewater, rivers, and canals) consistently contained these ARGs, but these genes were less abundant in seawater. Although sulfonamides were low concentrations (<170 ng/mL),sul1andsul2genes were abundant in freshwater (minimum 4.4 × 10−3–maximum 1.0 × 100copies/16S), suggesting thatsulgenes have disseminated over a long period, despite cessation of use of this class of antibiotics. Ubiquitous distribution ofsulgenes in freshwater appeared to be independent of selection pressure. In contrast, water of the coastal sea in the monitored area was not contaminated by these antibiotics or ARGs. The density of Enterobacteriales was lower in seawater than in freshwater, suggesting that the number of ARG-possessing Enterobacteriales falls after entering seawater. From the pig farms, through rivers/canals, to the coastal sea, the occurrence of tetracyclines andtet(M) exhibited some correlation, although not a strong one. However, no correlations were found between concentrations of total antibiotics and ARGs, nor between sulfonamides andsulgenes. This is the first comprehensive study showing Thai features of antibiotics and ARGs contaminations. The pig farm is hot spot of antibiotics and ARGs, andsulgenes ubiquitously distribute in freshwater environments, which become less abundant in seawater.