Removal of Antibiotic Resistance Genes at Two Conventional Wastewater Treatment Plants of Louisiana, USA

Removal of Antibiotic Resistance Genes at Two Conventional Wastewater Treatment Plants of Louisiana, USA

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) represent all known types of antibiotic resistance mechanisms and are considered as the critical points for the spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). The purpose of this study is to investigate the removal of a Class 1 integrase gene (<i>intI1</i&...

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Main Authors: Ocean Thakali, John P. Brooks, Shalina Shahin, Samendra P. Sherchan, Eiji Haramoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
antibiotic resistance gene
chlorination
<i>intI1</i>
quantitative PCR
reduction
wastewater treatment
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/6/1729

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