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Article: Tetracycline resistance genes and tetracycline resistant lactose-fermenting Enterobacteriaceae in activated sludge of sewage treatment plants

TitleTetracycline resistance genes and tetracycline resistant lactose-fermenting Enterobacteriaceae in activated sludge of sewage treatment plants
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Issue Date2009
PublisherAmerican Chemical Society. The Journal's web site is located at http://pubs.acs.org/est
Citation
Environmental Science And Technology, 2009, v. 43 n. 10, p. 3455-3460 How to Cite?
AbstractActivated sludges were sampled from five sewage treatment plants (STPs) distributed in three geographically isolated areas, i.e., Hong Kong (Shatin, Stanley), Shanghai (Minhang) in China, and the bay area in California (Palo Alto and San Jose) of the United States. Among the tested 14 tetracycline resistance (tet) genes, nine genes encompassing efflux pumps (tetA, tetC, tetE, and tetG), ribosomal protection proteins (tetM, tetO, tetQ, and tetS), and enzymatic modification (tetX) were commonly detected in the STP sludge samples, whereas five genes encompassing efflux pumps [tetB, tetD, tetL, tetK, and tetA(P)] were not detected in any sludge sample. Additionally, 109 lactose-fermenting Enterobacteriaceae (LFE) strains were isolated from the activated sludge of the Shatin STP. Tetracycline-resistant (TR) LFE accounted for 32% of the total 109 LFE strains. The occurrence frequencies of tet genes among all TR-LEF strains varied from 0 to 91%, i.e., tetC (91%), tetA (46%), tetE (9%), tetG (6%), and tetD (6%). Finally, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction was used to quantify the change of tetC and tetA genes as the indicator of TR-LEF in the Shatin and Stanley STPs. The results showed that the concentrations of tetC and tetA genes in STP effluent ranged from 104 to 105 copies/mL, significantly lower than those in the influent by 3 orders of magnitude. © 2009 American Chemical Society.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/58549
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2023 Impact Factor: 10.8
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 3.516
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Funding AgencyGrant Number
General Research Fund (GRF) of Hong Kong7195/06E
University of Hong Kong (HKU)
Funding Information:

This study was partially supported by the General Research Fund (GRF) of Hong Kong (7195/06E). M. Zhang and X. Zhang thank The University of Hong Kong (HKU) for the fellowship. We all thank Prof. Craig Criddle and Mr. George Wells of Stanford University for the DNA samples from the two STPs in the United States.

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dc.contributor.authorZhang, Xen_HK
dc.contributor.authorFang, HHen_HK
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dc.date.issued2009en_HK
dc.identifier.citationEnvironmental Science And Technology, 2009, v. 43 n. 10, p. 3455-3460en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0013-936Xen_HK
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dc.description.abstractActivated sludges were sampled from five sewage treatment plants (STPs) distributed in three geographically isolated areas, i.e., Hong Kong (Shatin, Stanley), Shanghai (Minhang) in China, and the bay area in California (Palo Alto and San Jose) of the United States. Among the tested 14 tetracycline resistance (tet) genes, nine genes encompassing efflux pumps (tetA, tetC, tetE, and tetG), ribosomal protection proteins (tetM, tetO, tetQ, and tetS), and enzymatic modification (tetX) were commonly detected in the STP sludge samples, whereas five genes encompassing efflux pumps [tetB, tetD, tetL, tetK, and tetA(P)] were not detected in any sludge sample. Additionally, 109 lactose-fermenting Enterobacteriaceae (LFE) strains were isolated from the activated sludge of the Shatin STP. Tetracycline-resistant (TR) LFE accounted for 32% of the total 109 LFE strains. The occurrence frequencies of tet genes among all TR-LEF strains varied from 0 to 91%, i.e., tetC (91%), tetA (46%), tetE (9%), tetG (6%), and tetD (6%). Finally, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction was used to quantify the change of tetC and tetA genes as the indicator of TR-LEF in the Shatin and Stanley STPs. The results showed that the concentrations of tetC and tetA genes in STP effluent ranged from 104 to 105 copies/mL, significantly lower than those in the influent by 3 orders of magnitude. © 2009 American Chemical Society.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
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dc.subject.meshEnterobacteriaceae - genetics-
dc.subject.meshFermentation - genetics-
dc.subject.meshSewage - microbiology-
dc.subject.meshTetracycline Resistance - genetics-
dc.subject.meshWater Purification-
dc.titleTetracycline resistance genes and tetracycline resistant lactose-fermenting Enterobacteriaceae in activated sludge of sewage treatment plantsen_HK
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