Selective colonization of microplastics, wood and glass by antimicrobial-resistant and pathogenic bacteria.

Emily M Stevenson, Owen Rushby-Jones, Angus Buckling, Matthew Cole, Penelope K Lindeque, Aimee K Murray

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Article in Microbiology (Reading, England), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Emily M StevensonEuropean Centre for Environment and Human Health, Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter Medical School, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Penryn Campus, Cornwall, UK.

Owen Rushby-JonesFaculty of Environment, Science and Economy, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Cornwall, TR10 9FE, UK.

Angus BucklingFaculty of Environment, Science and Economy, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Cornwall, TR10 9FE, UK.

Matthew ColeMarine Ecology & Biodiversity, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, West Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK.

Penelope K LindequeFaculty of Environment, Science and Economy, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Cornwall, TR10 9FE, UK.

Aimee K MurrayEuropean Centre for Environment and Human Health, Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter Medical School, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Penryn Campus, Cornwall, UK.

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Abstract

The Plastisphere is a novel niche whereby microbial communities attach to plastic debris, including microplastics. These communities can be distinct from those found in the surrounding environment or those attached to natural substrates and may serve as a reservoir of both pathogenic and antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacteria. Owing to the frequent omission of appropriate comparator particles (e.g. natural substrates) in previous studies, there is a lack of empirical evidence supporting the unique risks posed by microplastics in terms of enrichment and spread of AMR pathogens. This study investigated selective colonization by a sewage community on environmentally sampled microplastics with three different polymers, sources and morphologies, alongside natural substrate (wood), inert substrate (glass) and free-living/planktonic community controls. Culture and molecular methods (quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR)) were used to ascertain phenotypic and genotypic AMR prevalence, respectively, and multiplex colony PCR was used to identify extra-intestinal pathogenic

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BacteriaDrug Resistance, BacterialGlassMicroplasticsSewageWoodAnti-Bacterial AgentsEscherichia coliAnti-Bacterial AgentsMicroplasticsSewageantimicrobial resistancebiofilmEscherichia coliextra-intestinal pathogenmicroplasticPlastispherewastewater

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PMID39405105

DOI10.1099/mic.0.001506

PMCPMC11477370

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