Short-term exposure to benzalkonium chloride in bacteria from activated sludge alters the community diversity and the antibiotic resistance profile

• Hauptverfasser: Luz Chacón (Verfasst von), Maria Arias-Andres (Verfasst von), Freylan Mena (Verfasst von), Luis Rivera (Verfasst von), Lorena Hernández (Verfasst von), Rosario Achi (Verfasst von), Fernando Garcia (Verfasst von), Keilor Rojas-Jimenez (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: IWA Publishing, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Schlagworte: article
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The continuous introduction of cleaning products containing benzalkonium chloride (BAC) from household discharges can mold the microbial communities in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in a way still poorly understood. In this study, we performed an in vitro exposure of activated sludge from a WW...