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| Dato | Valore |
|---|---|
| Title | Are microplastic particles a hotspot for the spread and the persistence of antibiotic resistance in aquatic systems? |
| Abstract | Microplastic particles (MPs) could represent another carrier of antibiotic resistant bacteria in aquatic environments potentially affecting the spread of antimicrobial resistance. |
| Source | Environmental pollution (1987) 279 |
| Keywords | microplasticantibiotic resistancemicrobial ecology+ |
| Journal | Environmental pollution (1987) |
| Editor | Elsevier Applied Science Publishers, Barking, Regno Unito |
| Year | 2021 |
| Type | Articolo in rivista |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116896 |
| Authors | Sathicq M.B.; Sabatino R.; Corno G.; Di Cesare A. |
| Text | 461372 2021 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116896 Scopus 2 s2.0 85102624229 microplastic antibiotic resistance microbial ecology Are microplastic particles a hotspot for the spread and the persistence of antibiotic resistance in aquatic systems Sathicq M.B.; Sabatino R.; Corno G.; Di Cesare A. Water Research Institute IRSA MEG Molecular Ecology Group, CNR National Research Council of Italy, Largo Tonolli 50, Verbania, 28922, Water Research Institute IRSA MEG Molecular Ecology Group, CNR National Research Council of Italy, Largo Tonolli 50, 28922, Verbania, Italy, , Italy Microplastic particles MPs could represent another carrier of antibiotic resistant bacteria in aquatic environments potentially affecting the spread of antimicrobial resistance. In the last decade, the study of the origin and fate of plastic debris received great attention, leading to a new and broad awareness of the hazard represented by these particles for the environment and the biota. At the same time, the scientific consideration on the leading role of the environment regarding the spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria ARB increased. Both, microplastic particles MPs and ARB share pollution sources and, in aquatic systems, MPs could act as a novel ecological niche, favouring the survival of pathogens and ARB. MPs can host a specific microbial biofilm, referred to as plastisphere, phylogenetically different from the surrounding planktonic microbial community and from the biofilm growing on other suspended particles. The plastisphere can influence the overall microbiome of a specific habitat, by introducing and supporting different species and by increasing horizontal gene transfer. In this review we collect and analyse the available studies coupling MPs and antibiotic resistance in water, highlighting knowledge gaps to be filled in order to understand if MPs could effectively act as a carrier of ARB and antibiotic resistance genes, and pose a real threat to human health. 279 Published version http //www.scopus.com/record/display.url eid=2 s2.0 85102624229 origin=inward Articolo in rivista Elsevier Applied Science Publishers 0269 7491 Environmental pollution 1987 Environmental pollution 1987 Environ. pollut. 1987 Environmental pollution 1987 SATHICQ MARIA BELEN gianluca.corno CORNO GIANLUCA andrea.dicesare DI CESARE ANDREA |