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Microplastisphere may induce the enrichment of antibiotic resistance genes on microplastics in aquatic environments: A review
Environmental Pollution2022
76 citations
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Haixiao Li,
Xue Yu,
Ying Zhang,
Chengtao Li,
Ying Zhang,
Ying Zhang,
Chengtao Li,
Ying Zhang,
Haixiao Li,
Haixiao Li,
Haixiao Li,
Haixiao Li,
Haixiao Li,
Haixiao Li,
Xue Yu,
Haixiao Li,
Haixiao Li,
Haixiao Li,
Haixiao Li,
Haixiao Li,
Ying Zhang,
Ying Zhang,
Ying Zhang,
Ying Zhang,
Ying Zhang,
Ying Zhang,
Ying Zhang,
Ying Zhang,
Xueqiang Lu
Ying Zhang,
Xueqiang Lu
Ying Zhang,
Ying Zhang,
Ying Zhang,
Ying Zhang,
Cheng‐Long Han,
Ying Zhang,
Cheng‐Long Han,
Cheng‐Long Han,
Xueqiang Lu
Ying Zhang,
Ying Zhang,
Ying Zhang,
Ying Zhang,
Ying Zhang,
Ying Zhang,
Ying Zhang,
Xue Yu,
Haixiao Li,
T. Lu,
Xueqiang Lu
Chengtao Li,
Cheng‐Long Han,
Ying Zhang,
Lifang Zhai,
Lifang Zhai,
Xue Yu,
Xueqiang Lu
Lifang Zhai,
Ying Zhang,
Lifang Zhai,
Ying Zhang,
Haixiao Li,
Ying Zhang,
Xueqiang Lu
Ying Zhang,
Haixiao Li,
Ying Zhang,
Xueqiang Lu
Ying Zhang,
Xueqiang Lu
Ying Zhang,
Xueqiang Lu
Xueqiang Lu
Xueqiang Lu
Xue Yu,
Xueqiang Lu
Ying Zhang,
Xueqiang Lu
Xueqiang Lu
Cheng‐Long Han,
Ying Zhang,
Lifang Zhai,
Xue Yu,
Lifang Zhai,
Xueqiang Lu
Lifang Zhai,
Lifang Zhai,
Weiqi Ma,
Ying Zhang,
Weiqi Ma,
Ying Zhang,
Weiqi Ma,
Weiqi Ma,
Xueqiang Lu
Xueqiang Lu
Ying Zhang,
Ying Zhang,
Xueqiang Lu
Haixiao Li,
Weiqi Ma,
Weiqi Ma,
Xueqiang Lu
Weiqi Ma,
Ying Zhang,
Weiqi Ma,
Chengtao Li,
Ying Zhang,
Haixiao Li,
Xueqiang Lu
Xueqiang Lu
Xueqiang Lu
Xueqiang Lu
Ying Zhang,
Ying Zhang,
Weiqi Ma,
Weiqi Ma,
Ying Zhang,
Weiqi Ma,
Ying Zhang,
Xueqiang Lu
Weiqi Ma,
Lifang Zhai,
Lifang Zhai,
Lifang Zhai,
Lifang Zhai,
Xueqiang Lu
Xueqiang Lu
Summary
This first meta-analysis of antibiotic resistance gene (ARG) enrichment on microplastics found that ARGs were more abundant on microplastic surfaces than on inorganic substrates or in surrounding water, but less abundant than on natural organic substrates. Freshwater microplastics showed a higher degree of ARG enrichment than those in saline water or sewage.
Study Type
Review
Microplastics have been proven to be hotspots of bacterial pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). The enrichment of ARGs in microplastisphere, the specific niche for diverse microbial communities attached to the surface of microplastic, has attracted worldwide attention. By collecting 477 pairs of ARG abundance data belonging to 26 ARG types, based on the standardized mean difference (SMD) under the random effect model, we have performed the first meta-analysis of the ARG enrichment on microplastics in aquatic environments in order to quantitatively elucidate the enrichment effect, with comparison of non-microplastic materials. It was found that ARGs enriched on the microplastics were more abundant than that on the inorganic substrates (SMD = 0.26) and natural water environments (SMD = 0.10), but lower abundant than that on the natural organic substrates (SMD = -0.52). Furthermore, microplastics in freshwater tended to have a higher degree of ARG enrichment than those in saline water and sewage. The biofilm formation stage, structure, and component of microplastisphere may play a significant role in the enrichment of ARGs.