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ArticleAMB Express2021

Acceleration of emergence of E. coli antibiotic resistance in a simulated sublethal concentration of copper and tetracycline co-contaminated environment.

Jinmei Li, Irfan Ali Phulpoto, Guilong Zhang, Zhisheng Yu

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Article in AMB Express, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Antibiotic resistance and pathogenicity of Shiga-toxin-producingJournal of advanced veterinary and animal research · 2025
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  5. Extraintestinal PathogenicAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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  6. Synchronous removal of tetracycline and copper (II) over Z‑scheme BiVOEnvironmental science and pollution research international · 2022
    Article
  7. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jinmei LiCollege of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 A Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100049, China.
Irfan Ali PhulpotoCollege of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 A Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100049, China.
Guilong ZhangMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Tianjing, 300191, China.
Zhisheng YuCollege of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 A Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100049, China. yuzs@ucas.ac.cn.
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs · CN

Funding

National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) 2016YFC0503601
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An environment co-contaminated with metals and antibiotics ultimately exposes bacteria to these metals and antibiotics simultaneously. This study aims to explore the efficacy of sublethal concentrations of copper ions contaminated with tetracycline regarding antibiotic resistance in a sensitive strain of E. coli K12. The study proved that a copper ions and tetracycline co-contaminated environment could considerably enhance the mutation frequencies of chloramphenicol and polymyxin B resistance in antibiotic susceptible E. coli; however, the equivalent copper ions and tetracycline alone showed weaker effects. Results also demonstrated that an environment co-contaminated with relatively high sublethal concentrations of copper ion and tetracycline co-contaminated environment could induce much higher antibiotic resistance than the low sublethal and control groups. Whole-genome characterization results indicated that variability existed within the genotype and phenotype involved in antibiotic resistance. Additionally, the evolved resistant strains displayed hereditary resistance after 5 round culture cycles in LB broth over 5 days. Results implied that co-contamination with metals and antibiotics environment could strengthen resistance and contribute to the induction and dissemination of antibiotic resistance in metal and antibiotic co-contaminated environment.

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ARGCo-contaminationHeavy metalsSub-MIC

Identifiers

PMID33415508
PMCPMC7790946
OpenAlexW3112746942

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