Microplastic biofilms promote the horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance genes in estuarine environments
Yangyuan Zhou, Guosheng Zhang, Dawei Zhang, Ningzheng Zhu, Jinpei Bo, Xiang‐Zhou Meng, Yao Chen, Qin Yu, Huajie Liu, Weiying Li
Topics & Concepts
Horizontal gene transferBiofilmAntibiotic resistanceEstuaryResistance (ecology)Gene transferBiologyMicrobiologyGeneAntibioticsEcologyBacteriaGeneticsPhylogenetic treeMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsAntimicrobial agents and applications