A5001021019- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Chromium effects and bioremediation
- Heavy metals in environment
- Gut microbiota and health
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Environmental Chemistry and Analysis
- Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
- bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research
- Water Treatment and Disinfection
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Climate change and permafrost
- Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
- Arsenic contamination and mitigation
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
University of Copenhagen
2016-2025
Sino-Danish Centre for Education and Research
2015-2024
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
2021-2023
Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences
2023
China Agricultural University
2023
Shenzhen University
2023
Planta
2018-2023
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
2012
Aarhus University
1997-2010
KU Leuven
2010
There is growing understanding that the environment plays an important role both in transmission of antibiotic resistant pathogens and their evolution. Accordingly, researchers stakeholders world-wide seek to further explore mechanisms drivers involved, quantify risks identify suitable interventions. a clear value establishing research needs coordinating efforts within across nations order best tackle this global challenge. At international workshop late September 2017, scientists from 14...
ABSTRACT Toxic metal pollution affects the composition and tolerance of soil bacterial communities. However, there is virtually no knowledge concerning responses members specific taxa (e.g., phyla or classes) to toxicity, contradictory results have been obtained regarding impact metals on operational taxonomic unit (OTU) richness. We used tag-coded pyrosequencing 16S rRNA gene elucidate impacts copper (Cu) community diversity within a well-described Cu gradient (20 3,537 μg g −1 ) stemming...
Since the introduction of antibiotics into clinical practices in 1940s, have become an integral part animal production to meet increasing human demand for animal-derived foods. As a result, industrial-scale has emerged as hotspot evolution and dissemination antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), thereby potentially contributing looming public health crisis. The knowledge ARGs livestock systems been greatly expanded with recent development rapid molecular tools. However, comprehensive reviews on...
Frequent and persistent heavy metal pollution has profound effects on the composition activity of microbial communities. Heavy metals select for resistance but can also co-select to antibiotics, which is a global health concern. We here document concentration, antibiotic along sediment archive from pond in North West United Kingdom covering over century anthropogenic pollution. specifically focus zinc, as it ubiquitous toxic contaminant known resistance, assess impact temporal variation...
Environmental selection of antibiotic resistance may be caused by either residues or coselecting agents. Using a strictly controlled experimental design, we compared the ability metals (Cu Zn) and tetracycline to (co)select for in bacterial communities. Soil microcosms were established amending agricultural soil with known levels Cu, Zn, represent commonly used antibiotics pig farming. growth dynamics community-level determined using [3H]leucine incorporation technique, whereas exposure...
Environmental reservoirs of antibiotic resistance are important to human health, and recent evidence indicates that terrestrial have expanded during the era. Our aim was study impact Cu pollution as a selective driver for spread in soil. Bacteria were extracted from well-characterized soil site solely contaminated with CuSO4 more than 80 years ago corresponding control Pollution-induced bacterial community tolerance (PICT) panel antibiotics determined by novel cultivation-independent...
Copper has been intensively used in industry and agriculture since mid-18(th) century is currently accumulating soils. We investigated the diversity of potential active bacteria by 16S rRNA gene transcript amplicon sequencing a temperate grassland soil subjected to century-long exposure normal (∼15 mg kg(-1)), high (∼450 kg(-1)) or extremely (∼4500 copper levels. Results showed that bioavailable had pronounced impacts on structure transcriptionally bacterial community, overruling other...
Sulfadiazine (SDZ) residues constitute an important pollutant in soils that may increase environmental reservoirs of antibiotic resistance. Our primary aim was to compare the development pollution-induced community tolerance (PICT) SDZ concentration levels bulk soil and nutrient amended hotspots. Agricultural microcosms were with different concentrations or without weekly additions artificial root exudates corresponding realistic rhizodeposition rates. Bacterial residues, as determined by...
Biocides are common additives in building materials. In-can and film preservatives polymer-resin render paint, as well wood used to protect facade materials from microbial spoilage. leach the material with driving rain, leading highly polluted runoff water (up several mg L–1 biocides) being infiltrated into soil surrounding houses. In present study degradation rates of 11 biocides for protection were determined laboratory microcosms. The results show that some degraded rapidly (e.g.,...