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Dataset of paper "Growth and prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in microplastic biofilm from wastewater treatment plant effluents"
Summary
This is a duplicate dataset entry for the study on antibiotic-resistant bacteria in microplastic biofilms in wastewater treatment plant effluents. The data document microbial communities on plastic surfaces that could transport drug-resistant bacteria into receiving waterways.
Dataset of paper "Growth and prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in microplastic biofilm from wastewater treatment plant effluents": Raw 16srRNA forward and reverse sequence data 16srRNA partial sequence data for submission to public database Nucleotide BLAST result from National Centre of Biotechnology Information (NCBI) database Summary of sample metadata and bacterial colony forming units (CFUs) Summary of sample metadata and quantified genes
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