Response and recovery mechanisms of river microorganisms to gradient concentrations of estrogen.

ABSTRACT: As an important ecological system on the earth, rivers have been influenced by the rapid development of urbanization, industrialization, and anthropogenic activities. Increasingly more emerging contaminants, such as estrogens, are discharged into the river environment. In this study, we conducted river water microcosmic experiments using in situ water to investigate the response mechanisms of microbial community when exposed to different concentrations of target estrogen (estrone, E1). Results showed that both exposure time and concentrations shaped the diversity of microbial community when exposed to E1. Deterministic process played a vital role in influencing microbial community over the entire sampling period. The influence of E1 on microbial community could last for a longer tim

SUBMITTER: Qin D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9944024 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature