Characterization of microbiome, resistome, mobilome, and virulome in anoxic and oxic wastewater treatment processes in Slovakia and Taiwan.

ABSTRACT: This study presents a comprehensive analysis of samples from urban wastewater treatment plants using anoxic/oxic processes in Slovakia and Taiwan, focusing on microbiome, resistome, mobilome, and virulome, which were analyzed using a shotgun metagenomic approach. Distinct characteristics were observed; in Taiwan, a higher abundance and diversity of antibiotic resistance genes were found in both influent and effluent samples, while there was a higher prevalence of mobile genetic elements and virulence factor genes in Slovakia. Variations were noted in microbial community structures; influent samples in Taiwan were reflected from fecal and hospital sources, and those in Slovakia were derived from environmental elements. At the genus level, the samples from Taiwan's sewage treatment plants we

SUBMITTER: Chen WY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11471163 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature