Veterinary antibiotics and plant physiology: An overview

Rocha, Daiane Cristina; Rocha, Camila da Silva; Tavares, Davi Santos; Calado, Sabrina Loise de Morais; Gomes, Marcelo Pedrosa

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144902

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“…), owing to their bioaccumulative potential. The harmful effects include inhibition of seed germination and root elongation, changes in MDA contents and antioxidative enzyme activities (e.g., SOD, CAT and peroxidase), an increased chromosomal aberration frequency and yield reduction [96][97][98][99][100][101]. The phytotoxicity of antibiotics varies with the type of antibiotic and with the plant species.…”

Section: Toxicity To Terrestrial Plantsmentioning

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Antibiotics: An overview on the environmental occurrence, toxicity, degradation, and removal methods

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Antibiotics, as antimicrobial drugs, have been widely applied as human and veterinary medicines. Recently, many antibiotics have been detected in the environments due to their mass production, widespread use, but a lack of adequate treatment processes. The environmental occurrence of antibiotics has received worldwide attention due to their potential harm to the ecosystem and human health. Research status of antibiotics in the environment field is presented by bibliometrics. Herein, we provided a comprehensive overview on the following important issues: (1) occurrence of antibiotics in different environmental compartments, such as wastewater, surface water, and soil; (2) toxicity of antibiotics toward non-target organisms, including aquatic and terrestrial organisms; (3) current treatment technologies for the degradation and removal of antibiotics, including adsorption, hydrolysis, photodegradation and oxidation, and biodegradation. It was found that macrolides, fluoroquinolones, tetracyclines, and sulfonamides were most frequently detected in the environment. Compared to surface and groundwaters, wastewater contained a high concentration of antibiotic residues. Both antibiotics and their metabolites exhibited toxicity to non-target organisms, especially aquatic organisms (e.g., algae and fish). Fluoroquinolones, tetracyclines, and sulfonamides can be removed through abiotic process, such as adsorption, photodegradation, and oxidation. Fluoroquinolones and sulfonamides can directly undergo biodegradation. Further studies on the chronic effects of antibiotics at environmentally relevant concentrations on the ecosystem were urgently needed to fully understand the hazards of antibiotics and help the government to establish the permissible limits. Biodegradation is a promising technology; it has numerous advantages such as cost-effectiveness and environmental friendliness.

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Section: Toxicity To Terrestrial Plantsmentioning

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“…Furthermore, recent research has demonstrated enzymatic degradation as the main mechanism for removing PCPs by plants (Kurade et al 2021). For example, the increase in the activity of enzymes such as NADPH P450 reductase and glutathione-S-transferase are related to the process of detoxification of antibiotics by the metabolism of plants (Tasho et al 2020), since the degradation of these drugs is associated with increased ROS production as a response to stress (Rocha et al 2021). In T. patula L. exposed to textile dye residues (20-100 mg L −1 Reactive Blue 160 for 4 days), there was a significant increase in intracellular and extracellular tyrosinase and NADH-DCIP reductase activity while laccase was found to be induced intracellularly (Patil and Jadhav 2013).…”

Section: Organic Contaminantsmentioning

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Phytoremediation by ornamental plants: a beautiful and ecological alternative

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Phytoremediation is an eco-friendly and economical technology in which plants are used for the removal of contaminants presents in the urban and rural environment. One of the challenges of the technique is the proper destination of the biomass of plants. In this context, the use of ornamental plants in areas under contamination treatment improves landscape, serving as a tourist option and source of income with high added value. In addition to their high stress tolerance, rapid growth, high biomass production, and good root development, ornamental species are not intended for animal and human food consumption, avoiding the introduction of contaminants into the food web in addition to improving the environments with aesthetic value. Furthermore, ornamental plants provide multiple ecosystem services, and promote human well-being, while contributing to the conservation of biodiversity. In this review, we summarized the main uses of ornamental plants in phytoremediation of contaminated soil, air, and water. We discuss the potential use of ornamental plants in constructed buffer strips aiming to mitigate the contamination of agricultural lands occurring in the vicinity of sources of contaminants. Moreover, we underlie the ecological and health benefits of the use of ornamental plants in urban and rural landscape projects. This study is expected to draw attention to a promising decontamination technology combined with the beautification of urban and rural areas as well as a possible alternative source of income and diversification in horticultural production.

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“…These results suggested that the antibiotic-induced impairment of mitochondria may result from both structural damages in mitochondrial membranes and the disruption of electron transport. Moreover, the oxidative damage to the plant's mitochondria may result from the accumulation of free radicals correlates with the insufficient activity of antioxidant enzymes [67]. When the duckweeds were transferred to a tetracycline-free medium, a 23% reduction in the frequency of dead mitochondria was observed.…”

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Physiological and Biochemical Parameters of Common Duckweed Lemna minor after the Exposure to Tetracycline and the Recovery from This Stress

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In this study, the ability of Lemna minor L. to recover to normal growth, after being degraded in a tetracycline-containing medium, was extensively investigated. The plants were exposed to tetracycline (TC) at concentrations of 1, 2.5, and 10 mM. Subsequently, their physiological status was analysed against the following criteria: rate of plant growth; free radical accumulation; antioxidant enzyme activity; chlorophyll content; HSP70 protein content; cell membrane permeability, and mitochondrial activity. The study showed that duckweed can considerably recover from the damage caused by antibiotics, within a week of cessation of stress. Of the plant properties analysed, mitochondrial activity was the most sensitive to antibiotic-induced disturbances. After transferring the plants to a tetracycline-free medium, all plant parameters improved significantly, except for the mitochondrial activity in the plants grown on the medium containing the highest dose of tetracycline. In the plants treated with this antibiotic at the concentration of 10 mM, the proportion of dead mitochondria increased and was as high as 93% after one week from the beginning of the recovery phase, even after the transfer to the tetracycline-free medium.

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Veterinary antibiotics and plant physiology: An overview

Cited by 101 publications

References 79 publications

Antibiotics: An overview on the environmental occurrence, toxicity, degradation, and removal methods

Antibiotics: An overview on the environmental occurrence, toxicity, degradation, and removal methods

Phytoremediation by ornamental plants: a beautiful and ecological alternative

Physiological and Biochemical Parameters of Common Duckweed Lemna minor after the Exposure to Tetracycline and the Recovery from This Stress

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