PLoS ONE,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
20(1), P. e0307918 - e0307918
Published: Jan. 29, 2025
Arsenic-resistant
Klebsiella
oxytoca
strain
AT-02
was
isolated
from
the
ground
water
of
Multan
region
Pakistan.
The
displayed
high
arsenite
and
arsenate
resistance
as
minimal
inhibitory
concentration
(MIC)
600ppm
10,000ppm
respectively.
tolerance
towards
can
be
postulated
due
to
significant
increase
in
biofilm
response
arsenate.
bacterial
exposed
1/2
3/4
MIC
showed
a
10
12
folds
expression
efflux
gene
arsB.
Sequential
structural
comparison
arsB
presence
conserved
arsenic
binding
residues.
Arsenic
remediation
by
biomass
50%
after
0.5
hours
incubation
66%
2
hours.
efficiency
with
time
indicates
its
biosorption
potential.
sensitive
NK11
only
4-5%
remediation.
Fourier
transform
infrared
spectroscopy
(FTIR)
analysis
confirmed
interaction
functional
groups
(aromatic
amino
acid
residues)
on
cell
surface
leading
characteristic
peak
shifts.
Thus,
has
potential
remediate
both
contaminated
environmental
sites.
The Science of The Total Environment,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
886, P. 163968 - 163968
Published: May 9, 2023
Biochar
can
be
an
effective
carrier
for
microbial
inoculants
because
of
its
favourable
properties
promoting
life.
In
this
review,
we
assess
the
effectiveness
biochar
as
a
agricultural
and
environmental
applications.
is
enriched
with
organic
carbon,
contains
nitrogen,
phosphorus,
potassium
nutrients,
has
high
porosity
moisture-holding
capacity.
The
large
number
active
hydroxyl,
carboxyl,
sulfonic
acid
group,
amino,
imino,
acylamino
hydroxyl
carboxyl
functional
groups
are
cell
adhesion
proliferation.
use
inoculum
been
shown
to
enhance
persistence,
survival
colonization
inoculated
microbes
in
soil
plant
roots,
which
play
crucial
role
biochemical
processes,
nutrient
carbon
cycling,
contamination
remediation.
Moreover,
biochar-based
including
probiotics
effectively
promote
growth
remediate
contaminated
pollutants.
These
findings
suggest
that
serve
promising
substitute
non-renewable
substrates,
such
peat,
formulate
deliver
inoculants.
future
research
directions
relation
improving
material
performance
expanding
potential
applications
emerging
immobilization
technology
have
proposed.
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
262, P. 115175 - 115175
Published: June 26, 2023
The
occurrence
of
antibiotics
in
agricultural
soils
has
raised
concerns
due
to
their
potential
risks
ecosystems
and
human
health.
However,
a
comprehensive
understanding
antibiotic
accumulation,
distribution,
terrestrial
on
global
scale
is
still
limited.
Therefore,
this
study,
we
evaluated
the
accumulation
soil
microorganisms
plants,
highlighted
driving
factors
based
134
peer-reviewed
studies
(between
2000
2022).
results
indicated
that
56
types
were
detected
at
least
once
with
concentrations
ranging
from
undetectable
over
7000
µg/kg.
Doxycycline,
tylosin,
sulfamethoxazole,
enrofloxacin,
belonging
tetracyclines,
macrolides,
sulfonamides,
fluoroquinolones,
respectively,
most
accumulated
soil.
TCs,
SAs,
FQs
was
found
pose
greater
(average
29.3%,
15.4%,
21.8%)
plants
(42.4%,
26.0%,
38.7%)
than
other
antibiotics.
East
China
identified
as
hot
spot
for
contamination
high
levels
concentration
ecological
risk
plants.
Antibiotic
be
higher
vegetable
fields
(245.5
µg/kg)
orchards
(212.4
compared
croplands
(137.2
µg/kg).
Furthermore,
direct
land
application
manure
resulted
compost
fertilization.
level
decreased
increasing
pH
organic
matter
content,
attributed
decreasing
adsorption
enhancing
degradation
In
conclusion,
study
highlights
need
further
research
impacts
function
interaction
mechanisms.
Additionally,
whole-chain
approach,
consisting
consumption
reduction,
management
strategies,
remediation
technology
contaminated
antibiotics,
needed
eliminate
environmental
sustainable
green
agriculture.
ACS ES&T Engineering,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
4(6), P. 1256 - 1274
Published: April 22, 2024
The
increasing
use
of
antibiotics
induces
the
spread
antibiotic-resistant
genes
(ARGs)
in
environment,
which
seriously
threatens
natural
ecosystem
and
human
health.
Reducing
environment
is
utmost
importance.
Biochar,
as
a
cost-effective,
environmentally
friendly,
carbon-rich
porous
material
with
circular
economy
prospects,
has
shown
great
potential
antibiotic
remediation
environment.
adsorption
mechanisms
(e.g.,
electrostatic
interaction,
hydrogen
bonding
hydrophobic
π–π
electron
donor–acceptor
(EDA)
pore
diffusion)
biotic
roles
biochar
microbial
shelter,
carrier,
mediator)
synergistically
promote
removal
from
aqueous
phase.
This
review
critically
discusses
various
based
on
classes
antibiotics,
efficacy
removal,
influence
crucial
parameters
antibiotics.
Furthermore,
provides
critical
discussion
engineering
application
biochar.
Finally,
highlights
prospects
challenges
treating
antibiotic-contaminated
liquid
streams.
