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Presence an‎d fate of antibiotic resistance bacteria an‎d antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater treatment plant

زيست شناسي سلولي مولكولي و ميكروبيولوژي

The widespread use of antibiotics in human societies an‎d the subsequent entry of these compounds an‎d Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria (ARBs) into the environment, particularly Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs), has become a significant environmental an‎d health challenge. This research aims to identify an‎d analyze bacteria an‎d antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the Shahin Shahr wastewater treatment plant with the goal of eva‎luating the risk of transmission. In this research, sampling was performed at three points in the Shahinshahr municipal WWTP: influent, effluent, an‎d activated sludge. To isolate resistant bacteria, samples were cultured on R2A agar containing the antibiotics tetracycline, ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, an‎d amoxicillin. Colonies were counted after incubation at 27∘C an‎d 37∘C. Bacterial identification was done by examining morphological features, classical biochemical tests, an‎d API strips (for Enterobacteriaceae). Antibiotic susceptibility was also assessed using the disk diffusion method based on the CLSI stan‎dard. In the molecular section, DNA extraction was performed using the boiling method, purity an‎d quantity were assessed with Nanodro‎p, specific primers for the ermB an‎d qnrS genes were designed, PCR was performed, products were checked by agarose gel electrophoresis, an‎d final confirmation was done by Sanger sequencing an‎d analysis in the NCBI database. The results showed that Shahinshahr municipal wastewater hosts diverse an‎d active bacterial communities with the potential for multidrug resistance to antibiotics. The results showed that the highest resistant colony counts were observed in the activated sludge (approximately 54%), followed by the influent sample (approximately 45%), an‎d the lowest amount was found in the effluent of the treatment plant (approximately 0.001%). Morphological an‎d phenotypic results also suggested a predominance of Gram-negative bacteria, especially Escherichia coli, an‎d a significant presence of Gram-positive bacilli an‎d coccobacilli. DNA was extracted from most isolates with appropriate concentration an‎d purity, an‎d specific primers for the ermB an‎d qnrS genes were designed an‎d validated. PCR results indicated that these genes were present in the majority of Gram-positive an‎d Gram-negative isolates, an‎d molecular investigations confirmed that the phenotypic resistance to erythromycin an‎d ciprofloxacin was consistent with the widespread presence of the ermB an‎d qnrS genes. Specifically, isolates C3 (Escherichia vulneris, Gram-negative) an‎d A21 (Bacillus sp., Gram-positive) were selec‎ted for sequencing. BLASTn results showed that the obtained sequences had a high match with reference sequences, an‎d the qnrS an‎d ermB genes in isolate C3 an‎d the ermB gene in isolate A21 were confirmed by Sanger sequencing, verifying the accuracy of the reactions an‎d the specificity of the primers. Overall, Shahinshahr municipal wastewater is a dynamic environment rich in resistant bacteria, where the persistence an‎d dissemination of antibiotic resistance are likely, an‎d continuous monitoring along with the development of appropriate management strategies is essential to reduce the spread of this resistance.

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