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Effects of Increasing Concentrations of Enrofloxacin on Co-Digestion of Pig Manure and Corn Straw

Journal

SUSTAINABILITY
Volume 14, Issue 10, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/su14105894

Keywords

anaerobic digestion; enrofloxacin; methane yield; microbial diversity analysis

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  1. National Major Science and Technology Program forWater Pollution Control and Treatment [2017ZX07602-001]

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In this study, the effects of different concentrations of enrofloxacin (ENR) on anaerobic digestion using fresh pig manure and corn straw powder as substrates were investigated. A relatively low concentration of ENR increased methane production, while higher concentrations of ENR decreased methane production and led to the accumulation of volatile fatty acids. Furthermore, the abundance and diversity of anaerobic microorganisms were also affected by the concentration of ENR.
Enrofloxacin (ENR) is one of the most commonly used antibiotics in pig farms. In this study, using fresh pig manure and corn straw powder as substrates, the effects of different concentrations of ENR (2.5, 10, and 20 mg/L) on anaerobic digestion in completely mixed anaerobic reactors were investigated. A relatively low concentration of ENR (2.5 mg/L) increased methane production by 47.58% compared with the control group. Among the volatile fatty acids (VFAs) in the reactors, the propionic acid content was the lowest, and the concentrations of acetic acid kinase and coenzyme F420 were highest in the first seven days during peak gas production. However, methane production in the reactors with 10 mg/L and 20 mg/L ENR decreased by 8.59% and 20.25%, respectively. Furthermore, the accelerated hydrolysis of extracellular polymeric substances causes a significant accumulation of VFA levels. The microbial community in anaerobic reactors was analyzed by 16S rRNA sequencing. Proteiniphilum was the dominant bacterial genus. In addition, ENR at 2.5 mg/L effectively increased the abundance and diversity of anaerobic microorganisms, whereas a high concentration of ENR (10 and 20 mg/L) significantly decreased these parameters. This study demonstrated that different concentrations of ENR had significantly different effects on anaerobic digestion.

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