期刊
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
卷 405, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124687
关键词
River microbiome; Water quality; Antimicrobial resistance (AMR); Multidrug-resistant; Next-generation sequencing
资金
- NUMed Biomedical Science Research Fellowship programme, Malaysia
- Water Security and Sustainable Development Hub - UK Research and Innovation's Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) [ES/S008179/1]
- UK Engineering and Physical Science Research Council [OSR/0543/DT14/CASE]
- ESRC [ES/S008179/1] Funding Source: UKRI
This study found differences in physicochemical parameters and bacterial communities between upstream and nearshore locations, with significantly elevated bacterial abundances near wastewater discharge points, including a high amount of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The results suggest that pollution in river estuaries does not linearly increase from inland to coast, but instead varies according to local waste releases and tidal mixing.
River systems in developing and emerging countries are often fragmented relative to land and waste management in their catchment. The impact of inconsistent waste management and releases is a major challenge in water quality management. To examine how anthropogenic activities and estuarine effects impact water quality, we characterised water conditions, in-situ microbiomes, profiles of faecal pollution indicator, pathogenic and antibiotic resistant bacteria in the River Melayu, Southern Malaysia. Overall, upstream sampling locations were distinguished from those closer to the coastline by physicochemical parameters and bacterial communities. The abundances of bacterial DNA, total E. coli marker genes, culturable bacteria as well as antibiotic resistance ESBL-producing bacteria were elevated at upstream sampling locations especially near discharge of a wastewater oxidation pond. Furthermore, 85.7% of E. faecalis was multidrug-resistant (MDR), whereas 100% of E. cloacae, E. coli, K. pneumoniae were MDR. Overall, this work demonstrates how pollution in river estuaries does not monotonically change from inland towards the coast but varies according to local waste releases and tidal mixing. We also show that surrogate markers, such dissolved oxygen, Bacteroides and Prevotella abundances, and the rodA qPCR assay for total E. coli, can identify locations on a river that deserve immediate attention to mitigate AMR spread through improved waste management.
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