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Investigating microplastic occurrences in coastal surface seawaters and their potential role as transport vectors for multidrug-resistant E. coli

Swinburne Research Bank (Swinburne University of Technology) 2024
Jessica Song

Summary

Researchers investigated microplastic occurrences in coastal surface seawaters and examined whether microplastics serve as transport vectors for multidrug-resistant E. coli, addressing a gap in comparable long-term data on microplastic contamination in aquatic systems. The thesis found that microplastics in coastal environments can carry antibiotic-resistant bacteria, raising concerns about their role in spreading antimicrobial resistance.

The pervasive nature of microplastics (synthetic items of less than 5 mm) throughout aquatic environments has been found to impart upon these habitats a myriad of negative effects. The work described in this thesis aims to address the existing need for comparable, long-term data on MP occurrences in aquatic systems as well as to investigate their role as transport vectors for multidrug-resistant E. coli.

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