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Triclosan affects the microbial community in simulated sewage-drain-field soil and slows down xenobiotic degradation

Abstract

Effects of the common antibacterial agent triclosan on microbial communities and degradation of domestic xenobiotics were studied in simulated sewage-drain-field soil. Cultivable microbial populations decreased 22-fold in the presence of 4 mg kg{sup -1} of triclosan, and triclosan-resistant Pseudomonas strains were strongly enriched. Exposure to triclosan also changed the general metabolic profile (Ecoplate substrate profiling) and the general profile (T-RFLP) of the microbial community. Triclosan degradation was slow at all concentrations tested (0.33-81 mg kg{sup -1}) during 50-days of incubation. Mineralization experiments ({sup 14}C-tracers) and chemical analyses (LC-MS/MS) showed that the persistence of a linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) and a common analgesic (ibuprofen) increased with increasing triclosan concentrations (0.16-100 mg kg{sup -1}). The largest effect was seen for LAS mineralization which was severely reduced by 0.16 mg kg{sup -1} of triclosan. Our findings indicate that environmentally realistic concentrations of triclosan may affect the efficiency of biodegradation in percolation systems. - Highlights: > Triclosan may enter the soil environment through sewage. > Triclosan impacts the microbial community in sewage-drain-field soil. > Triclosan-resistant pseudomonads are strongly enriched. > Degradation of co-occurring LAS and ibuprofen is reduced. - Environmentally realistic triclosan concentrations in percolation systems may reduce the biodegradation of other xenobiotics and  More>>
Authors:
Svenningsen, Hanne; [1]  Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Solvgade 83H, DK-1307 Copenhagen K (Denmark)]; Henriksen, Trine; [1]  Prieme, Anders; [2]  Johnsen, Anders R., E-mail: arj@geus.dk [1] 
  1. Department of Geochemistry, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), Oster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K (Denmark)
  2. Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Solvgade 83H, DK-1307 Copenhagen K (Denmark)
Publication Date:
Jun 15, 2011
Product Type:
Journal Article
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Environmental Pollution (1987); Journal Volume: 159; Journal Issue: 6; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.02.052; PII: S0269-7491(11)00127-8; Copyright (c) 2011 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; ANALGESICS; ANTIBIOTICS; BIODEGRADATION; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; PSEUDOMONAS; SEWAGE; SOILS; XENOBIOTICS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DECOMPOSITION; DRUGS; MICROORGANISMS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WASTES
OSTI ID:
21546274
Country of Origin:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: ISSN 0269-7491; ENPOEK; TRN: GB11R2473025185
Availability:
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2011.02.052
Submitting Site:
GBN
Size:
page(s) 1599-1605
Announcement Date:
Apr 16, 2012

Citation Formats

Svenningsen, Hanne, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Solvgade 83H, DK-1307 Copenhagen K (Denmark)], Henriksen, Trine, Prieme, Anders, and Johnsen, Anders R., E-mail: arj@geus.dk. Triclosan affects the microbial community in simulated sewage-drain-field soil and slows down xenobiotic degradation. United Kingdom: N. p., 2011. Web. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2011.02.052.
Svenningsen, Hanne, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Solvgade 83H, DK-1307 Copenhagen K (Denmark)], Henriksen, Trine, Prieme, Anders, & Johnsen, Anders R., E-mail: arj@geus.dk. Triclosan affects the microbial community in simulated sewage-drain-field soil and slows down xenobiotic degradation. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2011.02.052
Svenningsen, Hanne, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Solvgade 83H, DK-1307 Copenhagen K (Denmark)], Henriksen, Trine, Prieme, Anders, and Johnsen, Anders R., E-mail: arj@geus.dk. 2011. "Triclosan affects the microbial community in simulated sewage-drain-field soil and slows down xenobiotic degradation." United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2011.02.052.
@misc{etde_21546274,
title = {Triclosan affects the microbial community in simulated sewage-drain-field soil and slows down xenobiotic degradation}
author = {Svenningsen, Hanne, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Solvgade 83H, DK-1307 Copenhagen K (Denmark)], Henriksen, Trine, Prieme, Anders, and Johnsen, Anders R., E-mail: arj@geus.dk}
abstractNote = {Effects of the common antibacterial agent triclosan on microbial communities and degradation of domestic xenobiotics were studied in simulated sewage-drain-field soil. Cultivable microbial populations decreased 22-fold in the presence of 4 mg kg{sup -1} of triclosan, and triclosan-resistant Pseudomonas strains were strongly enriched. Exposure to triclosan also changed the general metabolic profile (Ecoplate substrate profiling) and the general profile (T-RFLP) of the microbial community. Triclosan degradation was slow at all concentrations tested (0.33-81 mg kg{sup -1}) during 50-days of incubation. Mineralization experiments ({sup 14}C-tracers) and chemical analyses (LC-MS/MS) showed that the persistence of a linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) and a common analgesic (ibuprofen) increased with increasing triclosan concentrations (0.16-100 mg kg{sup -1}). The largest effect was seen for LAS mineralization which was severely reduced by 0.16 mg kg{sup -1} of triclosan. Our findings indicate that environmentally realistic concentrations of triclosan may affect the efficiency of biodegradation in percolation systems. - Highlights: > Triclosan may enter the soil environment through sewage. > Triclosan impacts the microbial community in sewage-drain-field soil. > Triclosan-resistant pseudomonads are strongly enriched. > Degradation of co-occurring LAS and ibuprofen is reduced. - Environmentally realistic triclosan concentrations in percolation systems may reduce the biodegradation of other xenobiotics and select for triclosan-resistant bacteria.}
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issue = {6}
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