Microbial hitchhikers harbouring antimicrobial-resistance genes in the riverine plastisphere
Abstract Background The widespread nature of plastic pollution has given rise to wide scientific and social concern regarding the capacity of these materials to serve as vectors for pathogenic bacteria and reservoirs for Antimicrobial Resistance Genes (ARG). In- and ex-situ incubations were used to...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-11-01
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| Series: | Microbiome |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-023-01662-3 |