Exploring variation of antibiotic resistance genes in activated sludge over a four-year period through a metagenomic approach

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 10197-10205

  Yang, Ying ^a   Li, Bing ^a   Ju, Feng ^a   Zhang, Tong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENES; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MATRIXES; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; METAGENOMIC ANALYSIS; SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS; STRUCTURED DATABASE;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

GENES;

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; BETA LACTAMASE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONALITY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DNA EXTRACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING; HONG KONG; METAGENOME; METAGENOMICS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUMMER; WINTER;

CHINA; HONG KONG; NEW TERRITORIES; SHA TIN;

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HONG KONG; METAGENOMICS; SEWAGE;

EID: 84884252582     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es4017365     Document Type: Article

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