title: Acute impact of erythromycin and tetracycline on the kinetics of nitrification and organic carbon removal in mixed microbial culture.
abstract: The study evaluated acute impact of erythromycin and tetracycline on nitrification and organic carbon removal kinetics in mixed microbial culture. Acclimated biomass was obtained from a fill and draw reactor fed with peptone mixture selected as synthetic substrate and operated at a sludge age of 10 days. Acute inhibition was tested in batch reactors involving a control unit started solely with substrate and the others with additional doses of each antibiotic. Modeling indicated that both steps of nitrification were totally blocked by erythromycin. Tetracycline inhibited and retarded nitrification kinetics at 50 mg/L and stopped nitrite oxidation at 200 mg/L, leading to nitrite accumulation. Both antibiotics also affected organic carbon removal by inducing partial inactivation of the heterotrophic community in the culture, increased substrate storage and accelerated endogenous respiration, with a relatively slight impact on heterotrophic growth. Major inhibitory effect was on process stoichiometry, leading to partial utilization of organic substrate.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering Department, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey. katipoglut@itu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Tugce
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Katipoglu-Yazan
authors.forename: Ilke
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pala-Ozkok
authors.forename: Emine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ubay-Cokgor
authors.forename: Derin
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Orhon
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D061249:Batch Cell Culture Techniques; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental / Q000187:drug effects; D057919:Biological Oxygen Demand Analysis; D018533:Biomass; D019149:Bioreactors / Q000382:microbiology; D002138:Calibration; D002244:Carbon / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D058465:Nitrification / Q000187:drug effects*; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000187:drug effects; D054813:Polyhydroxyalkanoates / Q000378:metabolism; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D009930:Organic Chemicals; D054813:Polyhydroxyalkanoates; D004917:Erythromycin; D002244:Carbon; D013752:Tetracycline; D009584:Nitrogen; D010100:Oxygen
keywords: Erythromycin; Modeling; Nitrification; Respirometry; Tetracycline