Mechanism of TiO2 nanotube UV-photocatalytic degradation of antibiotic resistance genes in the wastewater sludge and blocking of the transfer

Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in sludge propagate via horizontal gene transfer (HGT), necessitating advanced mitigation strategies. This study demonstrates TiO2 nanotube UV photocatalysis effectively degrades ARGs (70.6–82.5% reduction) and suppresses HGT by targeting mobile genetic elements (M...

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Main Authors: Hang Yu, Xu Zhang, Jingyi Zhao, Tiantian Sun, Yimin Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2025.1590101/full
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