Alteration in microbial community and antibiotic resistance genes mediated by microplastics during wastewater ultraviolet disinfection

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 825; p. 153918
• Main Authors: Yang, Zeyuan, Liu, Peng, Wei, Haoyu, Li, Huang, Li, Jianlong, Qiu, Xinran, Ding, Rui, Guo, Xuetao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15.06.2022
• Subjects: Actinobacteria; Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists - pharmacology; Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors - pharmacology; Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology; antibiotic resistance; Antibiotic resistance gene; antibiotic resistance genes; Bacteroidetes; Deinococcus-Thermus; Disinfection; Distribution; Drug Resistance, Microbial - genetics; environment; Genes, Bacterial; metabolism; microbial communities; Microbial community; Microbiota; Microplastics; Plastics; Polystyrenes; Proteobacteria; Sewage; surface water; turbidity; Waste Water; wastewater; Wastewater disinfection; wastewater treatment; Water; Microplastics; Microbial community; Antibiotic resistance gene; Distribution; Wastewater disinfection

Microplastics (MPs) could be as a vector to colonize microorganisms and antibiotic resistance gene (ARGs) in surface water. However, little information is known regarding their changes by the presence of MPs in wastewater treatment. Here, the effects of different concentrations and sizes of polystyr...