Performance and microbial community variations of anaerobic digesters under increasing tetracycline concentrations
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ArticleKAUST Department
Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE) DivisionEnvironmental Science and Engineering Program
Water Desalination and Reuse Research Center (WDRC)
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FCC/1/1971-06-01Date
2017-04-01Online Publication Date
2017-04-01Print Publication Date
2017-07Permanent link to this record
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The impact of different concentrations of tetracycline on the performance of anaerobic treatment was evaluated. Results revealed that for all of the tested tetracycline concentrations, no major sustained impact on methane production was observed. Instead, a significant increase in propionic acid was observed in the reactor subjected to the highest concentration of tetracycline (20 mg/L). Microbial community analyses suggest that an alternative methanogenic pathway, specifically that of methanol-utilizing methanogens, may be important for ensuring the stability of methane production in the presence of high tetracycline concentrations. In addition, the accumulation of propionate was due to an increase in volatile fatty acids (VFA)-producing bacteria coupled with a reduction in propionate utilizers. An increase in the abundance of tetracycline resistance genes associated with ribosomal protection proteins was observed after 30 days of exposure to high concentrations of tetracycline, while other targeted resistance genes showed no significant changes. These findings suggest that anaerobic treatment processes can robustly treat wastewater with varying concentrations of antibiotics while also deriving value-added products and minimizing the dissemination of associated antibiotic resistance genes.Citation
Xiong Y, Harb M, Hong P-Y (2017) Performance and microbial community variations of anaerobic digesters under increasing tetracycline concentrations. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-017-8253-1.Sponsors
The research reported in this publication was supported by the KAUST Center Competitive Funding Program grant (FCC/1/1971-06-01) awarded to P-Y Hong.Publisher
Springer NatureAdditional Links
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00253-017-8253-1ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1007/s00253-017-8253-1
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