Effect of temperature on removal of antibiotic resistance genes by anaerobic digestion of activated sludge revealed by metagenomic approach

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 99, Issue 18, 2015, Pages 7771-7779

  Zhang, Tong ^a   Yang, Ying ^a   Pruden, Amy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance genes; Mesophilic anaerobic digestion; Metagenomic analysis; Thermophilic anaerobic digestion

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BIOACTIVITY; EFFICIENCY; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; GENES; SLUDGE DIGESTION;

ANAEROBICALLY DIGESTED SLUDGES; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENES; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; MESOPHILIC ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; METAGENOMIC ANALYSIS; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; THERMOPHILIC ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ERYTHROMYCIN; ESTERASE; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOMICS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENE; ARTICLE; EFFLUENT; GENE; MESOPHILIC BACTERIUM; METAGENOMICS; SLUDGE DIGESTION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GENE; MICROBIOLOGY; RADIATION RESPONSE; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE; WASTE WATER;

ANAEROBIOSIS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; METAGENOMICS; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84939568673     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6688-9     Document Type: Article

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