Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment (한국물환경학회지)

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The Fate of Tetracycline Resistant Bacteria in Biological Wastewater Treatment Plants

생물학적 하수처리장에서 테트라싸이클린 저항 세균의 거동

  • Kim, Sungpyo (Department of Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo)
  • 김성표 (뉴욕주립대 버팔로 대학교 토목, 구조 환경 공학과)
  • Received : 2006.01.04
  • Accepted : 2006.02.28
  • Published : 2006.05.30
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Abstract

Tetracycline is one of the mostly used antibiotics around the world. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the fate of two different types of tetracycline resistant bacteria in biological wastewater treatment plants. Tetracycline resistant enterics and heterotrophic bacteria were monitored under two different lab-scale experimental conditions. Tetracycline resistant enteric bacteria showed the lower percentages of total enteric bacteria and net specific growth rate in the monitored activated sludge system as compared to tetracycline resistant heterotrophic bacteria. Therefore, total enterics, potentially E.coli, might not be the best indicator microorganism for evaluating the antibiotic resistant bacteria in biological wastewater treatment plant.

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