Biofilm formation on microplastics and interactions with antibiotics, antibiotic resistance genes and pathogens in aquatic environment

Eco-Environment & Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 3(4), P. 516 - 528

Published: May 22, 2024

Microplastics (MPs) in aquatic environments easily support biofilm development, which can interact with other environmental pollutants and act as harbors for microorganisms. Recently, numerous studies have investigated the fate behavior of MP biofilms environments, highlighting their roles spread pathogens antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) to organisms new habitats. The prevalence effects been extensively recent decades, behaviors need be synthesized systematically updated information. This review aims reveal development its interactions antibiotics, ARGs, environments. Recent research has shown that adsorption capabilities MPs antibiotics are enhanced after formation, is biased towards chemisorption. ARGs microorganisms, especially pathogens, selectively enriched significantly different from those surrounding waters. promotes propagation through horizontal gene transfer (HGT) vertical (VGT) induces emergence antibiotic-resistant resulting increased threats ecosystems human health. Some future needs strategies this also proposed better understand induced by

Language: Английский

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A review focusing on mechanisms and ecological risks of enrichment and propagation of antibiotic resistance genes and mobile genetic elements by microplastic biofilms

Environmental Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 251, P. 118737 - 118737

Published: March 16, 2024

Language: Английский

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Freshwater plastisphere: a review on biodiversity, risks, and biodegradation potential with implications for the aquatic ecosystem health

Frontiers in Microbiology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15

Published: April 18, 2024

The plastisphere, a unique microbial biofilm community colonizing plastic debris and microplastics (MPs) in aquatic environments, has attracted increasing attention owing to its ecological public health implications. This review consolidates current state of knowledge on freshwater focussing biodiversity, assembly, interactions with environmental factors. Current biomolecular approaches revealed variety prokaryotic eukaryotic taxa associated surfaces. Despite their importance, the presence potentially pathogenic bacteria mobile genetic elements (i.e., antibiotic resistance genes) raises concerns for ecosystem human health. However, extent these risks implications remain unclear. Advanced sequencing technologies are promising elucidating functions particularly biodegradation processes. Overall, this emphasizes need comprehensive studies understand plastisphere dynamics support effective management strategies mitigate impact pollution resources.

Language: Английский

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Degradation of Antibiotics in Aquaculture Seawater: A Treatment Based on Ozone Assisted with Hydrodynamic Cavitation

Water, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(4), P. 566 - 566

Published: Feb. 15, 2025

Antibiotics in aquaculture pose significant environmental risks due to their widespread distribution water, impacting ecosystem health. To address this hot issue, an ozone-assisted hydrodynamic cavitation (OAHC) system was developed for the efficient treatment of seawater contaminated with antibiotics. The demonstrated remarkable efficiency, achieving complete degradation eight antibiotics within a reaction time 20 s. At same time, water quality parameters, such as dissolved oxygen (increased from 9.79 mg/L 13.19 mg/L) and nitrite nitrogen (reduced 0.14 0.01 mg/L), significantly improved post-treatment. OAHC-based minimized harmful by-products, ensuring compliance Chinese standards. As supplementary study, laboratory-based simulated experiment conducted FLO target antibiotic. investigation kinetics mechanisms indicated that •OH plays predominant role system. global regulations tighten on antibiotic discharge, technology is poised become cornerstone next-generation solutions. Future research should prioritize field-scale validation real-time monitoring accelerate industrial adoption.

Language: Английский

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Effect of microplastics on sulfate reduction in landfill leachate-saturated zone

Journal of Hazardous Materials, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 137928 - 137928

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Effects and mechanism of microplastics on abundance and transfer of antibiotic resistance genes in the environment - A critical review

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 54(24), P. 1852 - 1874

Published: June 25, 2024

Language: Английский

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Roles and fates of antibiotics in anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge: Insights to pro- and re-duction of antibiotic resistance genes

Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 500, P. 156633 - 156633

Published: Oct. 11, 2024

Language: Английский

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Combined environmental pressure induces unique assembly patterns of micro-plastisphere biofilm microbial communities in constructed wetlands

Water Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 260, P. 121958 - 121958

Published: June 17, 2024

Language: Английский

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Comprehensive profiling and risk assessment of antibiotic resistomes in surface water and plastisphere by integrated shotgun metagenomics

Journal of Hazardous Materials, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 487, P. 137180 - 137180

Published: Jan. 10, 2025

Language: Английский

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Unraveling the mysteries of the plastisphere: a comprehensive analysis of its composition, toxicity, and ecological impact

Journal of Sedimentary Environments, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 24, 2025

Language: Английский

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