Dr. Elizabeth Edwards

Digesting Organic Waste to Diminish Antibiotic Resistance

Post author:MicrobeTO
Post published:July 29, 2020
Post category:Research Highlight

The organic fraction of municipal solid waste is an under-appreciated reservoir for the accumulation and spread of antimicrobial resistance. To combat this, Kanger et al. use a lab-scale anaerobic digestion system to evaluate whether this waste treatment technology can effectively reduce the diversity and abundance of resistance determinants present in solid organic waste.

Microbes that Clean Up: Bioremediation of Pesticide-Polluted Banana Fields

Post author:MicrobeTO
Post published:June 21, 2020
Post category:Research Highlight

The historic use of chlordecone as a pesticide to control banana weevil infestations has resulted in pollution of large land areas in the French West Indies. With a project spanning eight years, University of Toronto researchers provide evidence that bioremediation may be a viable approach to decontaminate chlordecone polluted grounds.