Effect of Antibiotics on the Microbial Efficiency of Anaerobic Digestion of Wastewater: A Review

Recycling waste into new materials and energy is becoming a major challenge in the context of the future circular economy, calling for advanced methods of waste treatment. For instance, microbially-mediated anaerobic digestion is widely used for conversion of sewage sludge into biomethane, fertilize...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Frontiers in microbiology 2021-01, Vol.11, p.611613
Main Authors: Xiao, Leilei, Wang, Yiping, Lichtfouse, Eric, Li, Zhenkai, Kumar, P Senthil, Liu, Jian, Feng, Dawei, Yang, Qingli, Liu, Fanghua
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
anaerobic digestion
Animal biology
antibiotics
biomethane
Continental interfaces, environment
Earth Sciences
Ecology, environment
Environmental Sciences
fermentative bacteria
Food and Nutrition
Geochemistry
Life Sciences
methanogenic archaea
Microbiology
Microbiology and Parasitology
Sciences of the Universe
Veterinary medicine and animal Health
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Recycling waste into new materials and energy is becoming a major challenge in the context of the future circular economy, calling for advanced methods of waste treatment. For instance, microbially-mediated anaerobic digestion is widely used for conversion of sewage sludge into biomethane, fertilizers and other products, yet the efficiency of microbial digestion is limited by the occurrence of antibiotics in sludges, originating from drug consumption for human and animal health. Here we present antibiotic levels in Chinese wastewater, then we review the effects of antibiotics on hydrolysis, acidogenesis and methanogenesis, with focus on macrolides, tetracyclines, β-lactams and antibiotic mixtures. We detail effects of antibiotics on fermentative bacteria and methanogenic archaea. Most results display adverse effects of antibiotics on anaerobic digestion, yet some antibiotics promote hydrolysis, acidogenesis and methanogenesis.
ISSN:1664-302X
1664-302X
DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2020.611613