Characterization of airborne antibiotic resistance genes from typical bioaerosol emission sources in the urban environment using metagenomic approach

Chemosphere

Volumn 213, Issue , 2018, Pages 463-471

  Yang, Ying ^a   Zhou, Renjun ^a   Chen, Baowei ^a   Zhang, Tong ^b   Hu, Ligang ^c   Zou, Shichun ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance genes; Metagenomic approach; Outdoor environment; Total suspended particles

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BIOMARKERS; GENES; HEALTH RISKS; POLLUTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENES; BIOAEROSOL EMISSIONS; COMPOSITION PATTERNS; METAGENOMIC APPROACH; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT; TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICLES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ANIMALS;

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACITRACIN; LINCOSAMIDE; MACROLIDE; TETRACYCLINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABUNDANCE; AEROSOL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; BIOGENIC EMISSION; FECES; GENE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUSPENDED LOAD; URBAN AREA; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROSOL; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL GENE; DRUG EFFECT; PROCEDURES;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; ZHUHAI;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; GENES, BACTERIAL; METAGENOMICS;

EID: 85054661696     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.09.066     Document Type: Article

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