Universität zu Köln

Freudenthal, Jule ORCID: 0000-0002-1745-9171, Ju, Feng ORCID: 0000-0003-4137-5928, Buergmann, Helmut and Dumack, Kenneth ORCID: 0000-0001-8798-0483 (2022). Microeukaryotic gut parasites in wastewater treatment plants: diversity, activity, and removal. Microbiome, 10 (1). LONDON: BMC. ISSN 2049-2618

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Abstract

Background: During wastewater treatment, the wastewater microbiome facilitates the degradation of organic matter, reduction of nutrients, and removal of gut parasites. While the latter function is essential to minimize public health risks, the range of parasites involved and how they are removed is still poorly understood. Results: Using shotgun metagenomic (DNA) and metatranscriptomic (RNA) sequencing data from ten wastewater treatment plants in Switzerland, we were able to assess the entire wastewater microbiome, including the often neglected microeukaryotes (protists). In the latter group, we found a surprising richness and relative abundance of active parasites, particularly in the inflow. Using network analysis, we tracked these taxa across the various treatment compartments and linked their removal to trophic interactions. Conclusions: Our results indicate that the combination of DNA and RNA data is essential for assessing the full spectrum of taxa present in wastewater. In particular, we shed light on an important but poorly understood function of wastewater treatment - parasite removal.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Freudenthal, Jule UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-1745-9171 UNSPECIFIED Ju, Feng UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-4137-5928 UNSPECIFIED Buergmann, Helmut UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Dumack, Kenneth UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-8798-0483 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-679275
DOI:	10.1186/s40168-022-01225-y
Journal or Publication Title:	Microbiome
Volume:	10
Number:	1
Date:	2022
Publisher:	BMC
Place of Publication:	LONDON
ISSN:	2049-2618
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language BACTERIAL PATHOGENS; TREATMENT SYSTEMS; SLUDGE PRODUCTION; RHIZARIA; MICROORGANISMS; IDENTIFICATION; COMMUNITIES; MICROBIOME; INDICATORS; PROTISTS Multiple languages Microbiology Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/67927