Key genes of electron transfer, the nitrogen cycle and tetracycline removal in bioelectrochemical systems
Xiaodong Zhao,
Xiaorui Qin,
Xiuqing Jing
et al.
Abstract:Background
Soil microbial fuel cells (MFCs) can remove antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) simultaneously, but their removal mechanism is unclear. In this study, metagenomic analysis was employed to reveal the functional genes involved in degradation, electron transfer and the nitrogen cycle in the soil MFC.
Results
The results showed that the soil MFC effectively removed tetracycline in the overlapping area of the cathode and anode,… Show more
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