Horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance genes in a membrane bioreactor

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 167, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 441-447

  Yang, Dong ^a   Wang, Jingfeng ^a   Qiu, Zhigang ^a   Jin, Min ^a   Shen, Zhiqiang ^a   Chen, Zhaoli ^a   Wang, Xinwei ^a   Zhang, Bin ^a   Li, Jun Wen ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance genes; Dissemination and persistence; Horizontal transfer; Membrane bioreactor

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE BACTERIA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE BACTERIA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENES; DISSEMINATION AND PERSISTENCE; HORIZONTAL TRANSFER; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; QUANTITATIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOREACTORS; DNA; HEALTH RISKS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA;

ACIDOVORAX; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENE; ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTER; BACTERIAL GENE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; EDWARDSIELLA; ENZYME MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOBACTERIUM; PLESIOMONAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS; PSEUDOALTEROMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS; SHEWANELLA; VIBRIO; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER STANDARD;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENES; DISSEMINATION AND PERSISTENCE; HORIZONTAL TRANSFER; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; PHOTOBACTERIUM; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS; R FACTORS; SEWAGE; SHEWANELLA; VIBRIO;

EID: 84883578301     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: 18734863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2013.08.004     Document Type: Article

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