wastewater metagenome Raw sequence reads. wastewater metagenome

Sewage spills can release antibiotic resistant bacteria to surface waters, contributing to environmental reservoirs and potentially impacting human health. In this study, culturable VRE and/or vanA genes were detected in sediment and water samples after a sewage spill released more than 500,000 gallons of untreated sewage in a residential neighborhood. Illumina next generation sequencing (NGS) of environmental DNA from sediment and water revealed the temporal changes in the microbial community after a major influx of untreated sewage.