Abstract
This study revealed the effects and regulation mechanisms on antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) dissemination during anaerobic co-digestion (AcoD) of food waste and sludge under the exposure of tetracycline, sulfamethoxazole (SMZ) and erythromycin (ERY). Results indicated antibiotics significantly increased the abundance of ARGs, and selectively enriched integron gene, suggesting antibiotics promoted the dissemination of ARGs. Procrustes analysis indicated that bacterial community, integrons and physicochemical properties displayed significant correlations with ARGs, and they respectively contributed 10.61%, 6.94% and 2.97% of explanations on ARGs variation. Especially, the maximum combined contribution (48.6%) of bacterial community and integrons, implying their significances on ARGs alteration. Metatranscriptomic analysis further demonstrated antibiotics upregulated the expressions of total ARGs and virulence factors, raising potential risks. The proposed mechanisms for ARGs dissemination facilitated by antibiotics might be attributed to the changes of ARGs-regulated functions for inducing DNA/cell damage and DNA conjugation during AcoD.
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