title: Impact of UV and peracetic acid disinfection on the prevalence of virulence and antimicrobial resistance genes in uropathogenic Escherichia coli in wastewater effluents.
abstract: Wastewater discharges may increase the populations of pathogens, including Escherichia coli, and of antimicrobial-resistant strains in receiving waters. This study investigated the impact of UV and peracetic acid (PAA) disinfection on the prevalence of virulence and antimicrobial resistance genes in uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC), the most abundant E. coli pathotype in municipal wastewaters. Laboratory disinfection experiments were conducted on wastewater treated by physicochemical, activated sludge, or biofiltration processes; 1,766 E. coli isolates were obtained for the evaluation. The target disinfection level was 200 CFU/100 ml, resulting in UV and PAA doses of 7 to 30 mJ/cm(2) and 0.9 to 2.0 mg/liter, respectively. The proportions of UPECs were reduced in all samples after disinfection, with an average reduction by UV of 55% (range, 22% to 80%) and by PAA of 52% (range, 11% to 100%). Analysis of urovirulence genes revealed that the decline in the UPEC populations was not associated with any particular virulence factor. A positive association was found between the occurrence of urovirulence and antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs). However, the changes in the prevalence of ARGs in potential UPECs were different following disinfection, i.e., UV appears to have had no effect, while PAA significantly reduced the ARG levels. Thus, this study showed that both UV and PAA disinfections reduced the proportion of UPECs and that PAA disinfection also reduced the proportion of antimicrobial resistance gene-carrying UPEC pathotypes in municipal wastewaters.
authors.forename: Basanta Kumar
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Biswal
authors.forename: Ramzi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Khairallah
authors.forename: Kareem
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bibi
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazza
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gehr
authors.forename: Luke
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Masson
authors.forename: Dominic
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Frigon
mesh_terms: D004203:Disinfection / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D010463:Peracetic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D056689:Uropathogenic Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects*; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D062065:Wastewater / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D010463:Peracetic Acid; D037521:Virulence Factors; D062065:Wastewater
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