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There is a concern that continuous alternating exposure to disinfectants will affect microbial colonization and exacerbate the spread of resistance genes (RGs) on microplastics (MPs) biofilms. In this study, polyethylene (PE) and polyethylene glycol terephthalate (PET) MPs were investigated as vectors for microbial and RGs in partial nitrification-anammox (PNA) systems under different disinfectant exposure modes. Results showed that ammonia-oxidizing bacteria Nitrosomonas and anammox bacteria Candidatus Kuenenia were enriched on PE MPs and PET MPs. Meanwhile, the abundance of Nitrosomonas decreased after dioctadecyldimethylammonium chloride (DODMAC) exposure in the CD system (DODMAC exposure only), but was instead enriched after disinfectant replacement exposure in the PD system (successively exposed to chloroxylenol (PCMX) and DODMAC) and TD system (successively exposed to triclosan (TCS) and DODMAC). Oligotyping analyses showed that disinfectant replacement exposure leads to differentiation of nitrogen removal functional bacteria and pathogenic bacteria into distinct oligotypes. The RGs were found to be enriched in PD and TD systems than in CD system, which suggested that PCMX/TCS and DODMAC replacement exposure increased the risk of RGs spread. In addition, quaternary ammonium compounds RGs (QRGs), tended to be enriched more on PE MPs in the PD system, whereas in the TD system, QRGs were enriched more on PET MPs. In summary, the MPs increased risk of RGs spread with different disinfectant replacement exposure in PNA systems.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
ISSN: 1385-8947
Year: 2025
Volume: 514
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