期刊
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
卷 55, 期 -, 页码 9-14出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.01.019
关键词
Antibiotic resistance gene; qPCR; Municipal wastewater treatment system; Rural domestic sewage treatment system; Removal
资金
- Natural Science Foundation of China [21210008, 212 7712]
Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are emerging environmental contaminants and pose a threat to public health. In this study, four tetracycline resistance genes (tetM, tetO, tetQ and tetW) and two sulfonamide resistance genes (still and sulII) were evaluated in 4 municipal wastewater and 8 rural domestic sewage treatment systems with different wastewater handling abilities and treatment processes using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). In the influents, the relative abundance of different ARGs showed significant variations among the sampling sites. In addition, significant correlations (tetQ: R-2 = 0.712, P<0.05; tetO: R-2 = 0.394, P<0.05) between the gene copy numbers and wastewater-receiving capacity were observed. Statistical analysis revealed a positive correlation (R-2 = 0.756, P<0.05) between the gene copy numbers of sulI and intI1, whereas the gene numbers of tetM and sulI were strongly correlated with 16S rDNA. Significant reductions (1-3 orders of magnitude) in ARGs were observed in municipal wastewater treatment systems, but a smaller reduction was found in the rural domestic sewage treatment systems. These results provide insights into the occurrence and removal of ARGs in wastewater treatment systems in both rural and urban areas in eastern China. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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