Advances in Recovering Plasmids from Wastewater – A State of the Science
Abstract
Plasmids and their associated genetic information represent a potential recoverable resource from wastewater. The biotechnology industry has harnessed the information on plasmids to improve multiple industries such as agriculture, chemical production, paper, textiles, healthcare, and the environment. At the same time, the purposes and functions of significant proportions of plasmid DNA recovered from wastewater samples represent an unknown value to society. Although plasmid recovery options for WRRFs remain limited at present, by pursuing this direction the wastewater industry has the potential to unlock a new set of plasmids and genes that could benefit society. Published by WE&RF. 50 pages. Online PDF. (2016)
Originally funded as WERF project NTRY8R15a. Also funded by WRF via project 4824.
