Article
The Microbiota and Abundance of the Class 1 Integron-Integrase Gene in Tropical Sewage Treatment Plant Influent and Activated Sludge.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Paiva Magna C, Ávila Marcelo P, Reis Mariana P, Costa Patrícia S, Nardi Regina M D, Nascimento Andréa M A
Abstract excerpt
Bacteria are assumed to efficiently remove organic pollutants from sewage in sewage treatment plants, where antibiotic-resistance genes can move between species via mobile genetic elements known as integrons. Nevertheless, few studies have addressed bacterial diversity and class 1 integron abundance in tropical sewage. Here, we describe the extant microbiota, using V6 tag sequencing, and quantify the class 1...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.