Co-metabolic degradation of the antibiotic ciprofloxacin by the enriched bacterial consortium XG and its bacterial community composition

Bi‐Modified Bi2WO6/BiOI Heterojunction with Enhanced Visible‐Light‐Driven Photoactivity for Antibiotic Degradation

“…Emerging pollutants based on these antibiotics have potential risks to human health including cognitive impairment, endocrine disorders, cancer, and reproductive disorders [5]. Furthermore, CIP is considered to be one of the most toxic antibiotics with low biodegradability [6]. Therefore, the simple and effective removal of CIP from the aquatic environment is of great significance.…”

Solar light active silver/iron oxide/zinc oxide heterostructure for photodegradation of ciprofloxacin, transformation products and antibacterial activity

“…Ciprofloxacin (CPX), a secondgeneration fluoroquinolone, has been most widely prescribed for the treatment of anthrax, tuberculosis, bladder infection, sexually communicable diseases and problems related to the gastrointestinal tract because of its broad range of antibacterial activity [1,[3][4][5]. It enters the aquatic environment such as wastewater, ground water, surface water and even in drinking water via runoff, un-metabolized excretion (>75% of administrated CPX) and inappropriate disposal of unused and expired drugs [6][7][8][9][10]. Drug manufacturing companies account for up to 31000-50000 μg/L in sewage water while approximate concentrations of CPX in wastewater treatment plants is in the range of 209-405 ng/L [11,12].…”

Rhodococcus strains as a good biotool for neutralizing pharmaceutical pollutants and obtaining therapeutically valuable products: Through the past into the future

“…Fluoroquinolones inhibit DNA gyrase and type IV topoisomerase, resulting in impaired DNA replication and even microbial cell death ( Feng et al, 2019 ). Fluoroquinolones are highly recalcitrant compounds because of the electronegativity and stability of the C-F bond.…”