Interrelationships between tetracyclines and nitrogen cycling processes mediated by microorganisms: A reviewShow others and affiliations
2021 (English)In: Bioresource Technology, ISSN 0960-8524, E-ISSN 1873-2976, Vol. 319, article id 124036Article, review/survey (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Due to their broad-spectrum antibacterial activity and low cost, tetracyclines (TCs) are a class of antibiotics widely used for human and veterinary medical purposes and as a growth-promoting agent for aquaculture. Interrelationships between TCs and nitrogen cycling have attracted scientific attention due to the complicated processes mediated by microorganisms. TCs negatively impact the nitrogen cycling; however, simultaneous degradation of TCs during nitrogen cycling mediated by microorganisms can be achieved. This review encapsulates the background and distribution of TCs in the environment. Additionally, the main nitrogen cycling process mediated by microorganisms were retrospectively examined. Furthermore, effects of TCs on the nitrogen cycling processes, namely nitrification, denitrification, and anammox, have been summarized. Finally, the pathway and microbial mechanism of degradation of TCs accompanied by nitrogen cycling processes were reviewed, along with the scope for prospective studies. © 2020
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021. Vol. 319, article id 124036
Keywords [en]
Antibiotics, Biodegradation, Nitrogen cycling, Pathway, Tetracyclines, Microorganisms, Nitrogen removal, Wastewater treatment, Anti-bacterial activity, Broad spectrum, Growth promoting agents, Mechanism of degradation, Prospective study, Simultaneous degradation, Tetracyclines (TCs), Nitrogen, chlortetracycline, doxycycline, metacycline, minocycline, oxytetracycline, tetracycline, tetracycline derivative, antiinfective agent, ammonia, growth response, microbial activity, nitrification, nitrogen cycle, oxidation, anaerobic ammonium oxidation, anammox bacterium, aquaculture, Article, carbon source, concentration (parameter), denitrification, denitrifying bacterium, environmental factor, hormesis, microbial degradation, nitrifying bacterium, nonhuman, organisms by metabolism, physical chemistry, priority journal, bioreactor, retrospective study, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Bioreactors, Prospective Studies, Retrospective Studies
National Category
Microbiology
Research subject
Resource Recovery
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-26025DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124036ISI: 000593732600013Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85092007743OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-26025DiVA, id: diva2:1578762
2021-07-072021-07-072021-07-07Bibliographically approved