Microplastics (MPs) and Antimicrobial Resistance Gene (ARG) Dissemination: Impacts on Ecosystem Sustainability

Amritha Ajayakumar; Surya Surendran; H. Raja Naika; Ashok Kumar Madikonda

doi:10.1007/978-981-96-4978-5_10

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Microplastics (MPs) and Antimicrobial Resistance Gene (ARG) Dissemination: Impacts on Ecosystem Sustainability

2025

Amritha Ajayakumar, Surya Surendran, H. Raja Naika, Ashok Kumar Madikonda

Summary

Researchers found that microplastics act as surfaces where antibiotic-resistant bacteria can form biofilms and share resistance genes, potentially helping dangerous superbugs spread through ecosystems. This connection between plastic pollution and antibiotic resistance poses a compounding threat to both environmental and human health.

Microplastics (MPs) are small plastic particles that are present in the environment and have been recognized as a significant threat to environmental sustainability. Microbial biofilms, which are complex communities of microorganisms, are known to play a crucial role...

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