Metagenomics methods for the study of plant-associated microbial communities: a review

AE Fadiji, OO Babalola - Journal of microbiological methods, 2020 - Elsevier
Plant microbiota have different effects on the plant which can be beneficial or pathogenic. In
this study, we concentrated on beneficial microbes associated with plants using endophytic …

Enhanced biogas production from anaerobic digestion of solid organic wastes: current status and prospects

L Zhang, KC Loh, J Zhang - Bioresource Technology Reports, 2019 - Elsevier
Solid organic wastes (SOWs) are abundant resources that can be used for conversion to
biofuels. Among various conversion technologies, anaerobic digestion (AD) is one of the …

MEGARes: an antimicrobial resistance database for high throughput sequencing

SM Lakin, C Dean, NR Noyes… - Nucleic acids …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Antimicrobial resistance has become an imminent concern for public health. As methods for
detection and characterization of antimicrobial resistance move from targeted culture and …

Comammox Nitrospira within the Yangtze River continuum: community, biogeography, and ecological drivers

S Liu, H Wang, L Chen, J Wang, M Zheng… - The ISME …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The recent discovery of comammox Nitrospira as complete nitrifiers has fundamentally
renewed perceptions of nitrogen cycling in natural and engineered systems, yet little is …

Risks, characteristics, and control strategies of disinfection-residual-bacteria (DRB) from the perspective of microbial community structure

HB Wang, YH Wu, LW Luo, T Yu, A Xu, S Xue… - Water research, 2021 - Elsevier
The epidemic of COVID-19 has aroused people's particular attention to biosafety. A growing
number of disinfection products have been consumed during this period. However, the flaw …

Bioinformatics analysis of metagenomics data of biogas-producing microbial communities in anaerobic digesters: A review

L Zhang, KC Loh, JW Lim, J Zhang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Complex microbial communities in anaerobic digestion (AD) system play a vital role in the
production of biogas. An in-depth understanding of the microbial compositions …

Predicting antibiotic resistance gene abundance in activated sludge using shotgun metagenomics and machine learning

Y Sun, B Clarke, J Clarke, X Li - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
While the microbiome of activated sludge (AS) in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs)
plays a vital role in sha** the resistome, identifying the potential bacterial hosts of …

Bacteria that make a meal of sulfonamide antibiotics: blind spots and emerging opportunities

Y Deng, B Li, T Zhang - Environmental science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
The release of sulfonamide antibiotics into the environment is alarming because the
existence of these antibiotics in the environment may promote resistance in clinically …

Integrating membrane aerated biofilm reactors with biological nitrogen removal processes: A new paradigm for achieving sustainable wastewater treatment plants

J Li, Z Wang, Y Wang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane aerated biofilm reactors (MABRs) represent energy-efficient technology for
biological nitrogen removal (BNR) that brings wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) closer …

Adaptation mechanisms of arsenic metabolism genes and their host microorganisms in soils with different arsenic contamination levels around abandoned gold …

X Li, X Liu, N Cao, S Fang, C Yu - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil around the gold tailing due to the smelting process of wastewater and solid waste can
lead to metal (loids) contamination, especially arsenic (As). Soil microorganisms have …