Publications by authors named "Mengqian Cheng"

The gut of aquatic animals was a significant niche for dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and direct response of living conditions. In this study, the gut microbiota of goldfish Carassius auratus Linnaeus was sampled at 7 days and 21 days after treatment with tetracycline at 0.285 and 2.

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Bisphenol A (BPA), an ubiquitous environmental endocrine disruptor chemical, disturbs the mRNA expressions of steroidogenic genes and subsequently steroid hormone synthesis in mammals and aquatic species. However, the underlying regulation mechanisms are barely understood, especially in fish. To explore the regulation mechanism, we exposed female rare minnow Gobiocypris rarus (G.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study investigated the presence of 14 antibiotics across 7 categories and their corresponding antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the Ba River in Xi'an, China, during March and July 2017.
  • High frequencies of antibiotics like sulfonamides and tetracyclines were found, with tetracyclines showing particularly high concentrations in both water and sediment samples, especially in July compared to March.
  • The research indicated that while certain ARGs like sul3 showed changes in relative abundance between the two months, overall, anthropogenic activities significantly contribute to the persistence of antibiotic pollution in the riverine system.
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Bisphenol A (BPA) is an endocrine disruptor, and could induce germ cells apoptosis in the testis of mammals. But whether it could affect fish in the same mechanism has not' been studied till now. In the present study, to investigate the influence of BPA on testis germ cells in fish, adult male rare minnow Gobiocypris rarus were exposed to 225μgL(-1) (0.

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