Genome sequencing of Porostereum spadiceum to study the degradation of levofloxacin

AB Ayed, I Akrout, K Staita, Q Albert, S Greff… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite various plans to rationalize antibiotic use, antibiotic resistance in environmental
bacteria is increasing due to the accumulation of antibiotic residues in the environment. This …

Valorizing fungal diversity for the degradation of fluoroquinolones

I Akrout, K Staita, H Zouari-Mechichi, B Ghariani… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Continued widespread use of antibiotics, especially fluoroquinolones, raises environmental
concerns, as its driving bacterial resistance and disrupts microbial ecosystems. Here we …

Biotransformation of the Fluoroquinolone, Levofloxacin, by the White-Rot Fungus Coriolopsis gallica

A Ben Ayed, I Akrout, Q Albert, S Greff, C Simmler… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
The wastewater from hospitals, pharmaceutical industries and more generally human and
animal dejections leads to environmental releases of antibiotics that cause severe problems …

Proteomic analysis of Streptomyces coelicolor in response to Ciprofloxacin challenge

AA Rao, M Patkari, PJ Reddy, R Srivastava… - Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Multi-drug tolerance is an important phenotypic property that complicates treatment of
infectious diseases and reshapes drug discovery. Hence a systematic study of the origins …

Changes in microbial community structure and co-metabolism during the domestication of ofloxacin-degrading bacteria

Y Li, J Zhang, N Sha, S Tang, Y Peng… - Environmental Sciences …, 2022 - Springer
Background Ofloxacin (OFL) is stable and difficult to degrade. It has been detected in water,
soil, and plants throughout the world. This study domesticated OFL-contaminated livestock …

Identification and Characterization of HD1, a Novel Ofloxacin-Degrading Bacillus Strain

J Zhang, N Sha, Y Li, S Tang, Y Peng… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, an increasing number of lakes and soils around the world have been
polluted by antibiotics, seriously threatening the ecological balance and human health …

Characterization and removal mechanism of fluoroquinolone-bioremediation by fungus Cladosporium cladosporioides 11 isolated from aquacultural sediments

N Ma, H Zhang, L Yuan, Y Li, W Yang… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
Antibiotics have been widely detected in aquatic environments, and fungal biotransformation
receives considerable attention for antibiotic bioremediation. Here, a fungus designated …

Biodegradation mechanism of chlortetracycline by a novel fungal Aspergillus sp. LS-1

W He, R Jiang, S Li, M Zhang, T Zhang, X Zhu, X Wang - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Chlortetracycline (CTC), a widely used typical tetracycline antibiotic, has raised increasing
concerns due to its potential health and environmental risks. Biodegradation is considered …

Biotransformation of fluoroquinolone antibiotics by ligninolytic fungi–metabolites, enzymes and residual antibacterial activity

M Čvančarová, M Moeder, A Filipová, T Cajthaml - Chemosphere, 2015 - Elsevier
A group of white rot fungi (Irpex lacteus, Panus tigrinus, Dichomitus squalens, Trametes
versicolor and Pleurotus ostreatus) was investigated for the biodegradation of norfloxacin …

Deciphering a novel chloramphenicols resistance mechanism: Oxidative inactivation of the propanediol pharmacophore

J Zhang, C Yang, J Hu, Y Zhang, Y Lai, H Gong, F Guo… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Expanding knowledge about new types of antibiotic resistance genes is of great significance
in dealing with the global antibiotic resistance crisis. Herein, a novel oxidoreductase capO …