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ReviewApplied and environmental microbiology2026

Plastic pollution and antimicrobial resistance: an emerging link with major implications.

Zhi Mei, Erika A Rodríguez, José L Balcázar

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Review in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2026. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Zhi MeiCatalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA-CERCA), Girona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4840-3194
Erika A RodríguezCatalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA-CERCA), Girona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8582-8776
José L BalcázarCatalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA-CERCA), Girona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6866-9347

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plastic pollution and antimicrobial resistance are increasingly interconnected global threats. Micro- and nanoplastics create ecological hotspots that enhance microbial interactions and horizontal gene transfer, facilitating antimicrobial resistance dissemination. Here, we argue that the plastisphere acts as an evolutionary interface that reshapes microbial adaptation and resistome dynamics across ecosystems. Current antimicrobial resistance surveillance frameworks largely overlook the contribution of plastic pollution, highlighting the need to integrate plastisphere-mediated processes into One Health and environmental risk assessment strategies.

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BacteriaDrug Resistance, MicrobialEnvironmental PollutionPlasticsDrug Resistance, BacterialGene Transfer, HorizontalOne HealthPlasticsantimicrobial resistancehorizontal gene transfermicroplastics

Identifiers

PMID42300741
PMCPMC13390340

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