ReviewEco-Environment & Health2024
Biofilm formation on microplastics and interactions with antibiotics, antibiotic resistance genes and pathogens in aquatic environment.
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- PET Micro(nano)plastics Modulate Metformin-Albumin Binding and Species-Specific Bacterial Responses.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
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- Interaction of High-Density Polyethylene Microplastics with Freshwater MicroalgaeInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Biofilm-associated microbial communities on microplastics in rural and urban aquatic environments of Tamil Nadu, India: Functional characterization and antibiotic resistance.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2026Article
- Aging and aggregation enhance antibiotics persistence and sequestration on polyethylene microplastics.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The aquatic plastisphere: ecology, pathogen dissemination and antimicrobial resistance.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2026Review
- Microbial and multi-omics approaches for bioremediation of emerging contaminants: environmental impact and future engineering solutions.Biodegradation · 2026Review
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- Using dual chamber microbial fuel cells for coupled microplastic biodegradation and bioelectricity production: assessing the effect of substrate.Microbial cell factories · 2026Article
- Plastisphere-isolatedFrontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Microplastic biofilm as hotspots of antibiotic resistance genes and potential pathogens.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2025Review
- Co-exposure of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) decreased the submicron plastic stress in soil-plant system.Eco-Environment & Health · 2025Article
- Microbiological Monitoring and Microbial Susceptibility ofAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Approaches for the preparation and evaluation of hydrophilic polyethylene and polyethylene terephthalate microplastic particles suited for toxicological effect studies.Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry · 2025Article
- Microplastics enhance the prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes in mariculture sediments by enriching host bacteria and promoting horizontal gene transfer.Eco-Environment & Health · 2025Article
- Effect of Mn(II) and Co(II) on Anti-Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Microplastics (MPs) in aquatic environments easily support biofilm development, which can interact with other environmental pollutants and act as harbors for microorganisms. Recently, numerous studies have investigated the fate and behavior of MP biofilms in aquatic environments, highlighting their roles in the spread of pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) to aquatic organisms and new habitats. The prevalence and effects of MP biofilms in aquatic environments have been extensively investigated in recent decades, and their behaviors in aquatic environments need to be synthesized systematically with updated information. This review aims to reveal the development of MP biofilm and its interactions with antibiotics, ARGs, and pathogens in aquatic environments. Recent research has shown that the adsorption capabilities of MPs to antibiotics are enhanced after the biofilm formation, and the adsorption of biofilms to antibiotics is biased towards chemisorption. ARGs and microorganisms, especially pathogens, are selectively enriched in biofilms and significantly different from those in surrounding waters. MP biofilm promotes the propagation of ARGs through horizontal gene transfer (HGT) and vertical gene transfer (VGT) and induces the emergence of antibiotic-resistant pathogens, resulting in increased threats to aquatic ecosystems and human health. Some future research needs and strategies in this review are also proposed to better understand the antibiotic resistance induced by MP biofilms in aquatic environments.
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