Microeukaryotic gut parasites in wastewater treatment plants: diversity, activity, and removal.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During wastewater treatment, the wastewater microbiome facilitates the degradation of organic matter, reduction of nutrients, and removal of gut parasites. While the latter function is essential to minimize public health risks, the range of parasites involved and how they are removed is still poorly understood.

Results

Using shotgun metagenomic (DNA) and metatranscriptomic (RNA) sequencing data from ten wastewater treatment plants in Switzerland, we were able to assess the entire wastewater microbiome, including the often neglected microeukaryotes (protists). In the latter group, we found a surprising richness and relative abundance of active parasites, particularly in the inflow. Using network analysis, we tracked these taxa across the various treatment compartme

SUBMITTER: Freudenthal J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8827150 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature