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Microplastics are a hotspot for antibiotic resistance genes: Progress and perspective
The Science of The Total Environment2021
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Yuyi Yang,
Jie Wang
Yuyi Yang,
Xiaomei Yang,
Xiaomei Yang,
Jie Wang
Yi Liu,
Jie Wang
Jie Wang
Xiaomei Yang,
Jie Wang
Jie Wang
Yuyi Yang,
Yuyi Yang,
Xiaomei Yang,
Jie Wang
Jie Wang
Jie Wang
Xiaomei Yang,
Jie Wang
Xiaomei Yang,
Xiaomei Yang,
Yuyi Yang,
Wenzhi Liu,
Wenzhi Liu,
Xiaomei Yang,
Jie Wang
Jie Wang
Jie Wang
Hui Lin,
Xiaomei Yang,
Xiaomei Yang,
Xiaomei Yang,
Xiaomei Yang,
Xiaomei Yang,
Xiaomei Yang,
Xiaomei Yang,
Xiaomei Yang,
Xiaomei Yang,
Xiaomei Yang,
Xiaomei Yang,
Wenzhi Liu,
Xiaomei Yang,
Xiaomei Yang,
Xiaomei Yang,
Hui Lin,
Yuyi Yang,
Hui Lin,
Hui Lin,
Jie Wang
Hui Lin,
Xiaomei Yang,
Xiaomei Yang,
Xiaomei Yang,
Xiaomei Yang,
Xiaomei Yang,
Wenzhi Liu,
Xiaomei Yang,
Jie Wang
Jie Wang
Wenzhi Liu,
Wenzhi Liu,
Wenzhi Liu,
Yuyi Yang,
Xiaomei Yang,
Yuyi Yang,
Jie Wang
Jie Wang
Xiaomei Yang,
Xiaomei Yang,
Hui Lin,
Hui Lin,
Jie Wang
Hui Lin,
Jie Wang
Jie Wang
Jie Wang
Xiaomei Yang,
Jie Wang
Wenzhi Liu,
Jie Wang
Wenzhi Liu,
Yuyi Yang,
Yuyi Yang,
Yuyi Yang,
Yuyi Yang,
Hui Lin,
Yuyi Yang,
Hui Lin,
Xiaomei Yang,
Yuyi Yang,
Yuyi Yang,
Hui Lin,
Hui Lin,
Wenzhi Liu,
Yuyi Yang,
Hui Lin,
Jie Wang
Jie Wang
Xiaomei Yang,
Jie Wang
Hui Lin,
Jie Wang
Hui Lin,
Yuyi Yang,
Xiaomei Yang,
Wenzhi Liu,
Yuyi Yang,
Xiaomei Yang,
Jie Wang
Yuyi Yang,
Wenzhi Liu,
Hui Lin,
Hui Lin,
Yuyi Yang,
Yuyi Yang,
Yuyi Yang,
Yuyi Yang,
Yuyi Yang,
Yuyi Yang,
Yuyi Yang,
Yuyi Yang,
Yi Liu,
Yuyi Yang,
Xiaomei Yang,
Yi Liu,
Yuyi Yang,
Hui Lin,
Jie Wang
Hui Lin,
Yi Liu,
Yuyi Yang,
Yuyi Yang,
Yuyi Yang,
Wenzhi Liu,
Wenzhi Liu,
Wenzhi Liu,
Wenzhi Liu,
Yuyi Yang,
Xiaomei Yang,
Xiaomei Yang,
Xiaomei Yang,
Xiaomei Yang,
Hui Lin,
Hui Lin,
Jie Wang
Jie Wang
Jie Wang
Jie Wang
Jie Wang
Jie Wang
Jie Wang
Jie Wang
Hui Lin,
Hui Lin,
Hui Lin,
Jie Wang
Yuyi Yang,
Xiaomei Yang,
Xiaomei Yang,
Xiaomei Yang,
Xiaomei Yang,
Xiaomei Yang,
Jie Wang
Jie Wang
Hui Lin,
Yi Liu,
Jie Wang
Jie Wang
Xiaomei Yang,
Yuyi Yang,
Jie Wang
Hui Lin,
Yuyi Yang,
Yuyi Yang,
Hui Lin,
Jie Wang
Jie Wang
Jie Wang
Summary
This review examines growing evidence that microplastics serve as hotspots for antibiotic resistance genes in the environment. Researchers found that microplastics selectively accumulate antibiotic-resistant bacteria and resistance genes on their surfaces across wastewater, aquatic, and terrestrial environments. The dense bacterial communities and concentrated pollutants on microplastic surfaces create favorable conditions for the spread and evolution of antibiotic resistance, raising concerns about potential risks to human health.
Study Type
Environmental
Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and microplastics in the environment are of great public concern due to their potential risk to human health. Microplastics can form distinct bacterial communities and absorb pollutants from the surrounding environment, which provide potential hosts and exert possible selection pressure of ARGs. We provide a practical evaluation of the scientific literature regarding this issue. The occurrence and transport of ARGs on microplastics in wastewater treatment plants, aquatic, terrestrial, and air environments were summarized. Selective enrichment of ARGs and antibiotic resistance bacteria on microplastics have been confirmed in different environments. Aggregates may be crucial to understand the behavior and transport of ARGs on microplastics, especially in the aquatic and terrestrial environment. Microplastics could be a carrier of ARGs between the environment and animals. Accumulation of pollutants and dense bacterial communities on microplastics provide favorable conditions for higher transfer rate and evolution of ARGs. More studies are still needed to understand the enrichment, transport, and transfer of ARGs on microplastics and provide a fundamental basis for evaluating their exposure health risk to humans.