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Solar photocatalysis as disinfection technique: inactivation of Klebsiella pneumoniae in sewage and investigation of changes in antibiotic resistance profile

Venieri Danai, Gounaki Iosifina, Bikouvaraki Maria, Binas Vassilios D., Zachopoulos Apostolos, Kiriakidis, G, Mantzavinos Dionysis

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URIhttp://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/42981B47-399F-4370-86E3-1B00B8E2BEC5-
Identifierhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479716303486?via%3Dihub-
Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.06.009-
Languageen-
Extent8 pagesen
TitleSolar photocatalysis as disinfection technique: inactivation of Klebsiella pneumoniae in sewage and investigation of changes in antibiotic resistance profileen
CreatorVenieri Danaien
CreatorΒενιερη Δαναηel
CreatorGounaki Iosifinaen
CreatorΓουνακη Ιωσηφιναel
CreatorBikouvaraki Mariaen
CreatorΜπικουβαρακη Μαριαel
CreatorBinas Vassilios D.en
CreatorZachopoulos Apostolosen
CreatorKiriakidis, Gen
CreatorMantzavinos Dionysisen
CreatorΜαντζαβινος Διονυσηςel
PublisherElsevieren
Content SummaryThe presence of pathogenic microorganisms in wastewater and their resistant nature to antibiotics impose effective disinfection treatment for public health and environmental protection. In this work, photocatalysis with metal-doped titania under artificial and natural sunlight, chlorination and UV-C irradiation were evaluated for their potential to inactivate Klebsiella pneumoniae in real wastewater. Their overall effect on antibiotic resistance profile and target antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) was also investigated. In particular, Mn-, Co- and binary Mn/Co-TiO2 were tested resulting in bacterial decrease from 4 to 6 Logs upon 90 min of exposure to simulated solar irradiation. The response of catalysts under natural solar light was insufficient, as only a 2 Log reduction was recorded even after 60 min of treatment. The relative activity of the applied methods for K. pneumoniae inactivation was decreased in the order: photocatalysis with the binary Co/Mn-TiO2 under artificial light > chlorination with dose of 5 mg/L of free chlorine > UV-C irradiation, at an initial bacterial concentration of 107 CFU/mL. The applied methods showed various effects on antibiotic resistance profile in residual cells. Among the tested antibiotics (ampicillin, cefaclor, sulfamethoxazole and tetracycline), considerable changes in MIC values were recorded for cefaclor and tetracycline. Resistance of surviving cells after treatment remained in high levels, reflecting the abundance of the corresponding target ARGs, namely tetA, tetM, sul1, blaTEM and ampC. The notable presence of target ARGs post disinfection raises concerns and makes wastewater effluent a carrier of antibiotic resistance elements into the aquatic environment.en
Type of ItemPeer-Reviewed Journal Publicationen
Type of ItemΔημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτέςel
Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
Date of Item2018-05-08-
Date of Publication2017-
SubjectAntibiotic resistanceen
SubjectKlebsiella pneumoniaeen
SubjectResistance genesen
SubjectSolar photocatalysisen
SubjectTiO2en
SubjectWastewater disinfectionen
Bibliographic CitationD. Venieri, I. Gounaki, M. Bikouvaraki, V. Binas, A. Zachopoulos, G. Kiriakidis and D. Mantzavinos, "Solar photocatalysis as disinfection technique: inactivation of Klebsiella pneumoniae in sewage and investigation of changes in antibiotic resistance profile," J. Environ. Manage., vol. 195, pt. 2, pp. 140-147, Jun. 2017. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.06.009en

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