UV-aging of microplastics increases proximal ARG donor-recipient adsorption and leaching of chemicals that synergistically enhance antibiotic resistance propagation
Qingbin Yuan, Ruonan Sun, Pingfeng Yu, Yuan Cheng, Wenbin Wu, Jiming Bao, Pedro J. J. Alvarez
Topics & Concepts
MicroplasticsPlasmidMicrobiologyChemistryAdsorptionBacteriaHorizontal gene transferEscherichia coliEnvironmental chemistryBiophysicsGeneBiologyBiochemistryGeneticsOrganic chemistryPhylogenetic treeMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts