Temporal compositional shifts in an activated sludge microbiome during estrone biodegradation

• Published in: Environmental science and pollution research international Vol. 29; no. 22; pp. 32702 - 32716
• Main Authors: AlDhafiri, Sarah, Chiang, Yin-Ru, EL Nayal, Ashraf M., Abed, Raeid M. M., Abotalib, Nasser, Ismail, Wael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.05.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Abundance; Activated sludge; Alphaproteobacteria; Aquatic Pollution; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Bacteria; Bacteria - metabolism; Biodegradation; Biodegradation, Environmental; Chemical analysis; Chemical composition; Community composition; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecotoxicology; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Health; Environmental science; Estrogens; Estrogens - analysis; Estrone; Estrone - analysis; Metabolites; Microbiomes; Microbiota; Microcosms; Microorganisms; Mixed culture; Relative abundance; Research Article; Sewage - chemistry; Sludge; Waste Water Technology; Wastewater treatment; Wastewater treatment plants; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Water treatment; Alphaproteobacteria; Biodegradation; Activated sludge; Wastewater; Estrogens; Microcosm

Microbial biodegradation is a key process for the removal of estrogens during wastewater treatment. At least four degradation pathways for natural estrogens have been proposed. However, major estrogen degraders and the occurrence of different estrogen biodegradation pathways in wastewater treatment...