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Sludge bio-drying followed by land application could control the spread of antibiotic resistance genes
The process of sludge bio-drying has been adopted in response to the increasing amount of residual sewage sludge. It has been demonstrated that sludge bio-drying effectively reduces both antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and mobile genetic elements (MGEs), whereas ermF, tetX, and sulII become enriched in response to the dynamic development of the microbial community. The present study further demonstrated that the land application of sludge bio-drying products under current application rate did not cause an increase in the abundance of quantified ARGs in the soil but the persistence of ARB should be paid attention. Although land application introduced ermF, tetX, and tetG into the soil, these soon decreased to control levels. Furthermore, the decay rate varied between soil types, with red soil being the most persistent based on kinetics modeling. The fate of ARGs could also be attributed to the dynamics of the microbial community during land application, and the genus Parasegetibacter, which can degrade extracellular DNA, might play a key role in the control of ARGs. In summary, sludge bio-drying following land application could constitute an effective means of controlling the spread of ARGs, and microbial community changes contributed the most to the fate of the ARGs during the entire treatment chain (residual sewage sludge → bio-drying process → land application). Keywords: Bio-drying, Sewage sludge, Antibiotic resistance genes, Land application, Soil types
Sludge bio-drying followed by land application could control the spread of antibiotic resistance genes
The process of sludge bio-drying has been adopted in response to the increasing amount of residual sewage sludge. It has been demonstrated that sludge bio-drying effectively reduces both antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and mobile genetic elements (MGEs), whereas ermF, tetX, and sulII become enriched in response to the dynamic development of the microbial community. The present study further demonstrated that the land application of sludge bio-drying products under current application rate did not cause an increase in the abundance of quantified ARGs in the soil but the persistence of ARB should be paid attention. Although land application introduced ermF, tetX, and tetG into the soil, these soon decreased to control levels. Furthermore, the decay rate varied between soil types, with red soil being the most persistent based on kinetics modeling. The fate of ARGs could also be attributed to the dynamics of the microbial community during land application, and the genus Parasegetibacter, which can degrade extracellular DNA, might play a key role in the control of ARGs. In summary, sludge bio-drying following land application could constitute an effective means of controlling the spread of ARGs, and microbial community changes contributed the most to the fate of the ARGs during the entire treatment chain (residual sewage sludge → bio-drying process → land application). Keywords: Bio-drying, Sewage sludge, Antibiotic resistance genes, Land application, Soil types
Sludge bio-drying followed by land application could control the spread of antibiotic resistance genes
Junya Zhang (author) / Qianwen Sui (author) / Tiedong Lu (author) / Hui Zhong (author) / Peihong Shen (author) / Yuansong Wei (author)
2019
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