Bacteriophages in sewage: abundance, roles and applications

The raw sewage that flows through sewage systems contains a complex microbial community whose main source is the human gut microbiome, with bacteriophages being as abundant as bacteria or even more so. Phages that infect common strains of the human gut bacteriome and transient bacterial pathogens ha...

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Autores: Ballesté Pau, Elisenda, Blanch i Gisbert, Anicet, Muniesa Pérez, Ma. Teresa, García Aljaro, Cristina, Rodríguez-Rubio, Lorena, Martín Díaz, Julia, Pascual Benito, Miriam, Jofre i Torroella, Joan
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Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Palabra clave:Bacteriòfags
Aigües residuals
Bacteriophages
Sewage
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spelling Bacteriophages in sewage: abundance, roles and applicationsBallesté Pau, ElisendaBlanch i Gisbert, AnicetMuniesa Pérez, Ma. TeresaGarcía Aljaro, CristinaRodríguez-Rubio, LorenaMartín Díaz, JuliaPascual Benito, MiriamJofre i Torroella, JoanBacteriòfagsAigües residualsBacteriophagesSewageThe raw sewage that flows through sewage systems contains a complex microbial community whose main source is the human gut microbiome, with bacteriophages being as abundant as bacteria or even more so. Phages that infect common strains of the human gut bacteriome and transient bacterial pathogens have been isolated in raw sewage, as have other phages corresponding to non-sewage inputs. Although human gut phages do not seem to replicate during their transit through the sewers, they predominate at the entrance of wastewater treatment plants, inside which the dominant populations of bacteria and phages undergo a swift change. The sheer abundance of phages in the sewage virome prompts several questions, some of which are addressed in this review. There is growing concern about their potential role in the horizontal transfer of genes, including those related with bacterial pathogenicity and antibiotic resistance. On the other hand, some phages that infect human gut bacteria are being used as indicators of fecal/viral water pollution and as source tracking markers and have been introduced in water quality legislation. Other potential applications of enteric phages to control bacterial pathogens in sewage or undesirable bacteria that impede the efficacy of wastewater treatments, including biofilm formation on membranes, are still being researched.Oxford Academic2023202320222023info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion12 p.application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/193970Articles publicats en revistes (Genètica, Microbiologia i Estadística)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1093/femsmc/xtac009FEMS Microbes, 2022, vol. 3, p. xtac009https://doi.org/10.1093/femsmc/xtac009cc-by (c) Ballesté Pau, Elisenda et al., 2022https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/1939702026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Bacteriophages in sewage: abundance, roles and applications
title Bacteriophages in sewage: abundance, roles and applications
spellingShingle Bacteriophages in sewage: abundance, roles and applications
Ballesté Pau, Elisenda
Bacteriòfags
Aigües residuals
Bacteriophages
Sewage
title_short Bacteriophages in sewage: abundance, roles and applications
title_full Bacteriophages in sewage: abundance, roles and applications
title_fullStr Bacteriophages in sewage: abundance, roles and applications
title_full_unstemmed Bacteriophages in sewage: abundance, roles and applications
title_sort Bacteriophages in sewage: abundance, roles and applications
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Ballesté Pau, Elisenda
Blanch i Gisbert, Anicet
Muniesa Pérez, Ma. Teresa
García Aljaro, Cristina
Rodríguez-Rubio, Lorena
Martín Díaz, Julia
Pascual Benito, Miriam
Jofre i Torroella, Joan
author Ballesté Pau, Elisenda
author_facet Ballesté Pau, Elisenda
Blanch i Gisbert, Anicet
Muniesa Pérez, Ma. Teresa
García Aljaro, Cristina
Rodríguez-Rubio, Lorena
Martín Díaz, Julia
Pascual Benito, Miriam
Jofre i Torroella, Joan
author_role author
author2 Blanch i Gisbert, Anicet
Muniesa Pérez, Ma. Teresa
García Aljaro, Cristina
Rodríguez-Rubio, Lorena
Martín Díaz, Julia
Pascual Benito, Miriam
Jofre i Torroella, Joan
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Bacteriòfags
Aigües residuals
Bacteriophages
Sewage
topic Bacteriòfags
Aigües residuals
Bacteriophages
Sewage
description The raw sewage that flows through sewage systems contains a complex microbial community whose main source is the human gut microbiome, with bacteriophages being as abundant as bacteria or even more so. Phages that infect common strains of the human gut bacteriome and transient bacterial pathogens have been isolated in raw sewage, as have other phages corresponding to non-sewage inputs. Although human gut phages do not seem to replicate during their transit through the sewers, they predominate at the entrance of wastewater treatment plants, inside which the dominant populations of bacteria and phages undergo a swift change. The sheer abundance of phages in the sewage virome prompts several questions, some of which are addressed in this review. There is growing concern about their potential role in the horizontal transfer of genes, including those related with bacterial pathogenicity and antibiotic resistance. On the other hand, some phages that infect human gut bacteria are being used as indicators of fecal/viral water pollution and as source tracking markers and have been introduced in water quality legislation. Other potential applications of enteric phages to control bacterial pathogens in sewage or undesirable bacteria that impede the efficacy of wastewater treatments, including biofilm formation on membranes, are still being researched.
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https://doi.org/10.1093/femsmc/xtac009
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