Journal of Microbiological Methods,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
228, P. 107069 - 107069
Published: Nov. 17, 2024
Methods
that
are
used
to
characterise
microbiomes
and
antimicrobial
resistance
genes
(ARGs)
in
wastewater
not
standardised.
We
shotgun
metagenomic
sequencing
(SM-Seq),
RNA
(RNA-seq)
targeted
qPCR
compare
microbial
ARG
diversity
the
influent
a
municipal
treatment
plant
Australia.
ARGs
were
annotated
with
CARD-RGI
MEGARes
databases,
bacterial
was
characterised
by
16S
rRNA
gene
SM-Seq,
species
annotation
SILVA/GreenGenes
databases
or
Kraken2
NCBI
nucleotide
database
respectively.
CARD
identified
evenly
distributed
profiles
but
detected
richer
array
of
(richness
=
475
vs
320).
Qualitatively,
encoding
for
aminoglycoside,
macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin
multidrug
most
abundant
all
examined
databases.
RNA-seq
only
32
%
there
concordance
qualitative
identification
macrolide-lincosamide,
phenicol,
sulfonamide
SM-Seq
RNA-seq.
confirmed
detection
some
ARGs,
including
OXA,
VEB
EREB,
influent.
For
bacteria,
equally
effective
population
profiling
at
phyla
class
level.
However,
significantly
higher
richness
15,000
3750).
These
results
demonstrate
sufficient
surveillance
wastewater.
more
precise
quantification
however,
presented
better
resolution.
The
functionality
confirmed,
general
agreement
on
putative
phenotypic
profile
observed
between
RNA-Seq
SM-Seq.
Heliyon,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(9), P. e29601 - e29601
Published: April 30, 2024
Antibiotic
resistance
(AR)
is
a
major
global
health
concern,
but
current
surveillance
efforts
primarily
focus
on
healthcare
settings,
leaving
lack
of
understanding
about
AR
across
all
sectors
the
One
Health
approach.
To
bridge
this
gap,
wastewater
provides
cost-effective
and
efficient
method
for
monitoring
within
population.
In
study,
we
implemented
program
by
effluent
from
two
large-scale
municipal
treatment
plants
situated
in
Isfahan,
central
region
Iran.
These
covered
distinct
catchment
regions
served
combined
population
million
residents.
Furthermore,
effect
physicochemical
microbial
characteristics
including
biological
oxygen
demand
(BOD),
chemical
(COD),
total
suspended
solids
(TSS),
temperature,
coliforms
Wastewater
from
intensive
farms
serves
as
a
reservoir
of
antimicrobial
resistance
genes
(ARGs).
Anaerobic
digestion
(AD)
is
commonly
used
to
treat
livestock
farm
wastewaters,
and
their
efficacy
in
removing
ARGs
has
been
widely
explored.
However,
comparative
study,
including
the
four
principal
AD
types
–
up-flow
anaerobic
sludge
blanket
(UASB),
continuous
stirred
tank
reactor
(CSTR),
buried
biogas
digester
(BBD),
septic
(SPT)
regarding
ARG
removal
efficiencies
influencing
factors
lacking.
We
employed
metagenomic
sequencing,
ultra-performance
liquid
chromatography-tandem
mass
spectrometry
atomic
absorption
spectrometry/atomic
fluorescence
spectrophotometry
investigate
profiles
ARGs,
microbial
communities,
mobile
genetic
elements
(MGEs),
antibiotic
residues
heavy
metals
19
swine
with
these
systems.
UASB
CSTR
showed
better
compared
BBD
SPT,
rates
67.43%
56.62%
versus
20.06%
33.42%,
respectively.
Bacteria
genera
Acinetobacter,
Escherichia,
Pseudomonas
Streptococcus
were
primary
hosts
comprising
over
65%
total
abundance
influent
samples.
systems
demonstrated
superior
for
both
MGEs
residues,
achieving
44.15%
69.50%
MGEs,
100%
90.40%
Partial
least
squares
path
model
(PLS-PM)
that
bacterial
had
notable
direct
impacts
on
profiles,
effects
-1.62,
1.14,
1.01,
respectively,
which
key
driving
variation
efficiency
among
Moreover,
PLS-PM
correlation
analysis
revealed
might
contribute
through
horizontal
gene
transfer.
Collectively,
communities
remarkable
eliminating
therefore
advocating
widespread
adoption
two
farms.
Journal of Microbiological Methods,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
228, P. 107069 - 107069
Published: Nov. 17, 2024
Methods
that
are
used
to
characterise
microbiomes
and
antimicrobial
resistance
genes
(ARGs)
in
wastewater
not
standardised.
We
shotgun
metagenomic
sequencing
(SM-Seq),
RNA
(RNA-seq)
targeted
qPCR
compare
microbial
ARG
diversity
the
influent
a
municipal
treatment
plant
Australia.
ARGs
were
annotated
with
CARD-RGI
MEGARes
databases,
bacterial
was
characterised
by
16S
rRNA
gene
SM-Seq,
species
annotation
SILVA/GreenGenes
databases
or
Kraken2
NCBI
nucleotide
database
respectively.
CARD
identified
evenly
distributed
profiles
but
detected
richer
array
of
(richness
=
475
vs
320).
Qualitatively,
encoding
for
aminoglycoside,
macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin
multidrug
most
abundant
all
examined
databases.
RNA-seq
only
32
%
there
concordance
qualitative
identification
macrolide-lincosamide,
phenicol,
sulfonamide
SM-Seq
RNA-seq.
confirmed
detection
some
ARGs,
including
OXA,
VEB
EREB,
influent.
For
bacteria,
equally
effective
population
profiling
at
phyla
class
level.
However,
significantly
higher
richness
15,000
3750).
These
results
demonstrate
sufficient
surveillance
wastewater.
more
precise
quantification
however,
presented
better
resolution.
The
functionality
confirmed,
general
agreement
on
putative
phenotypic
profile
observed
between
RNA-Seq
SM-Seq.