Co-occurrence of mobile genetic elements and antibiotic resistance genes in municipal solid waste landfill leachates: A preliminary insight into the role of landfill age

Water Research

Volumn 106, Issue , 2016, Pages 583-592

  Yu, Zhuofeng ^a   He, Pinjing ^a,b   Shao, Liming ^a,b   Zhang, Hua ^a   Lü, Fan ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Centre for the Technology Research and Training on Household Waste in Small Towns and Rural Area   (China)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance genes; Horizontal gene transfer; Landfill age; Mobile genetic elements; Municipal solid waste landfill leachates

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; GENE TRANSFER; GENES; LEACHATE TREATMENT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; POLLUTION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENES; GENETIC ELEMENTS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; LANDFILL AGE; LANDFILL LEACHATES; LEACHATES; MOBILE GENETIC ELEMENT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL LEACHATE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES LANDFILL; SULFATHIAZOLE;

HEAVY METALS;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; HUMIC ACID; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; SULFADIAZINE; SULFADIMIDINE; SULFAMERAZINE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; SULFAPYRIDINE; SULFAQUINOXALINE; SULFATHIAZOLE; SULFONAMIDE; ZINC; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SOLID WASTE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GENE; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEAVY METAL; HUMIC ACID; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; MICROORGANISM; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SULFONATE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DNA EXTRACTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FLAME PHOTOMETRY; GENE; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; INTEGRON; LANDFILL LEACHATE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; OXIDATION; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TRANSPOSON; GENETICS; SOLID WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOLID WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84992122577     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.10.042     Document Type: Article

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