Hyperthermophilic Composting Accelerates the Removal of Antibiotic Resistance Genes and Mobile Genetic Elements in Sewage Sludge

Liao, Hanpeng; Lü, Xiaomei; Rensing, Christopher; Friman, Ville‐Petri; Geisen, Stefan; Chen, Zhi; Yu, Zhen; Wei, Zhong; Zhou, Shungui; Zhu, Yong‐Guan

doi:10.1021/acs.est.7b04483

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Hyperthermophilic Composting Accelerates the Removal of Antibiotic Resistance Genes and Mobile Genetic Elements in Sewage Sludge

Published in Environmental Science & Technology • Dec 4, 2017

Authors:

Hanpeng Liao

Xiaomei Lü

Christopher Rensing

Abstract

Composting is an efficient way to convert organic waste into fertilizers. However, waste materials often contain large amounts of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and mobile genetic elements (MGEs) that can reduce the efficacy of antibiotic treatments when transmitted to humans. Because convention...

Subject

Mobile genetic elements

Sewage sludge

Sewage

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