Plastisphere enrich antibiotic resistance genes and potential pathogenic bacteria in sewage with pharmaceuticals

Wang, Zhiqi; Gao, Jingfeng; Zhao, Yifan; Dai, Huihui; Jia, Jing-Xin; Da, Zhang

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144663

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“…This may have an impact on human health because of its physical accumulation as well as the toxicity of the additives used in plastic industries and the organic pollutants that plastic can adsorb in the marine environment (Bouwmeester et al, 2015; Rochman et al, 2013; Teuten et al, 2009). Moreover, not only the entrance of these microplastics on the trophic chain but also the enrichment of potentially pathogenic multidrug‐resistant bacterial strains in the plastisphere is a major health problem to face (Wang et al, 2021).…”

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Living in a bottle: Bacteria from sediment‐associated Mediterranean waste and potential growth on polyethylene terephthalate

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Ocean pollution is a worldwide environmental challenge that could be partially tackled through microbial applications. To shed light on the diversity and applications of the bacterial communities that inhabit the sediments trapped in artificial containers, we analyzed residues (polyethylene terephthalate [PET] bottles and aluminum cans) collected from the Mediterranean Sea by scanning electron microscopy and next generation sequencing. Moreover, we set a collection of culturable bacteria from the plastisphere that were screened for their ability to use PET as a carbon source. Our results reveal that Proteobacteria are the predominant phylum in all the samples and that Rhodobacteraceae, Woeseia, Actinomarinales, or Vibrio are also abundant in these residues. Moreover, we identified marine isolates with enhanced growth in the presence of PET: Aquimarina intermedia, Citricoccus spp., and Micrococcus spp. Our results suggest that the marine environment is a source of biotechnologically promising bacterial isolates that may use PET or PET additives as carbon sources.

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Living in a bottle: Bacteria from sediment‐associated Mediterranean waste and potential growth on polyethylene terephthalate

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“…After treatment by the device, the relative abundance of Mycobacterium in the aquaculture wastewater is relatively high. Previous studies have shown that Mycobacterium may be a potential host for ARGs [ 43 ]. This shows that the device has a low removal of some resistant bacteria.…”

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Removal of Sulfonamide Resistance Genes in Fishery Reclamation Mining Subsidence Area by Zeolite

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A majority of subsidence lakes were reclaimed as fish ponds, but the widespread use of antibiotics has caused the pollution of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). This paper uses zeolite as a filter material to construct a horizontal submersible wastewater treatment device and explores its effect on the removal of conventional pollutants and sulfonamide ARGs in wastewater. The results showed that the removal of total nitrogen and ammonia nitrogen by the zeolite filter media were 59.0% and 63.8%, respectively, which were higher than the removal of total phosphorus and COD. The absolute abundances of sul1 and sul2 in wastewater were 2.81 × 104 copies·L−1 and 2.42 × 103 copies·L−1. On average, 60.62% of sul1 and 75.84% of sul2 can be removed, and more than 90% of sul1 and sul2 can be removed. Experiments showed that the residence time of wastewater in the treatment device had a significant impact on removal. The microbial community structure of aquaculture wastewater was quite different before and after wastewater treatment. The abundance changes of Saccharimonadales and Mycobacterium affect the removal of sulfonamide ARGs.

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“…Some of these materials are destined to waterways and ultimately reach the freshwater and marine environments, adding plastics into the aquatic medium. There are many reports about microplastics in the municipal wastewater and sewage effluents (Mason et al, 2016;Wang et al, 2021), and they are suspected as the most significant source of microplastics in the environment (Carr et al, 2016). Consequently, the present protection of masks mandates and human treatment procedures for COVID-19 might have added significantly to terrestrial and aquatic microplastic pollution.…”

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“…It is known that plastics or microplastics provide new microbial niches in aquatic environments (Yang et al, 2020). Besides, there are many reports on the plastisphere community in sewage and wastewater containing human pathogenic bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes (Mason et al, 2016;Wang et al, 2021), because the surface of microplastics acts as a fertile micro-habitat for the rapid colonization of bacteria and viruses (Harrison et al, 2014;Moresco et al, 2021). However, it was hypothesized that human viruses frequently come into contact with plastics, therefore could increase the transfer of infectious viruses in the environment (Moresco et al, 2021).…”

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COVID-19 Generated Personal Protective Equipment: Sources of Microplastics and Pathogen Vectors in Marine Environments?

2021

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The world has already experienced the severe adverse effects of COVID-19 at every level. When it became understood that the COVID-19 infection is spread in the community via respiratory transmission from humans, then the widespread use of plastic-made personal protective equipments (PPEs) like face masks and hand gloves tremendously increased throughout the world. Although it has reduced the spreading of virus, however, careless disposal or mismanagement of these single use PPEs has created another major concern for the environment, as plastics are a known source of environmental contamination. On one hand, they are infected with SARS-CoV-2, while on the other, they act as a carrier or vector or pathway for other pathogens or diseases, and hence can increase the degree of continuing the pandemic. Besides, there might be a chance that plastics or microplastics may be responsible for introducing new pathogenic viruses or bacteria to humankind. As such, it is clear that more research needs to be conducted to clarify this fact, and its underlying mechanisms. In this review, we briefly explored how PPE used in the COVID-19 pandemic aggravated existing microplastic pollution, how they could act as disease routes or vectors, and how they could introduce new pathogens to the terrestrial and marine environment. Addressing these questions may create awareness of plastic use, waste management, and enact relevant policy which may protect our environment and health.

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Plastisphere enrich antibiotic resistance genes and potential pathogenic bacteria in sewage with pharmaceuticals

Cited by 71 publications

References 52 publications

Living in a bottle: Bacteria from sediment‐associated Mediterranean waste and potential growth on polyethylene terephthalate

Living in a bottle: Bacteria from sediment‐associated Mediterranean waste and potential growth on polyethylene terephthalate

Removal of Sulfonamide Resistance Genes in Fishery Reclamation Mining Subsidence Area by Zeolite

COVID-19 Generated Personal Protective Equipment: Sources of Microplastics and Pathogen Vectors in Marine Environments?

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