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Nanoplastics promote the dissemination of antibiotic resistance through conjugative gene transfer: implications from oxidative stress and gene expression
Environmental Science Nano2023
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Wenwen Gong
Xiaowei Liu,
Xiaowei Liu,
Wenwen Gong
Wenwen Gong
Wenwen Gong
Wenwen Gong
Wenjing Zhang,
Wenjing Zhang,
Wenjing Zhang,
Wenjing Zhang,
Kai-Wen Xu,
Kai-Wen Xu,
Rongrong Xu,
Xiaowei Liu,
Wenjing Zhang,
Wenjing Zhang,
Wenjing Zhang,
Wenwen Gong
Wenwen Gong
Rongrong Xu,
Heyang Wu,
Heyang Wu,
Kai-Wen Xu,
Kai-Wen Xu,
Wenjing Zhang,
Wenjing Zhang,
Wenwen Gong
Wenjing Zhang,
Wenwen Gong
Wenjing Zhang,
Wenjing Zhang,
Zongyu Wang,
Wenjing Zhang,
Wenjing Zhang,
Wenjing Zhang,
Wenjing Zhang,
Wenjing Zhang,
Wenwen Gong
Wenjing Zhang,
Wenjing Zhang,
Wenwen Gong
Wenjing Zhang,
Wenjing Zhang,
Wenjing Zhang,
Wenwen Gong
Wenwen Gong
Wenwen Gong
Xiaowei Liu,
Xiaowei Liu,
Wenwen Gong
Summary
Sulfate-modified polystyrene nanoplastics were found to facilitate the conjugative transfer of antibiotic resistance genes between E. coli strains more effectively than larger particles, operating through SOS response induction, increased membrane permeability, and altered gene expression. The findings highlight nanoplastics as potential accelerators of antibiotic resistance spread in the environment.
S-PSNPs facilitated conjugative transfer frequency of ARGs between E. coli strains than L-PSNPs, and the mechanisms include SOS response, membrane permeability and altered related gene expression.