Impact of corrosion inhibitors on antibiotic resistance, metal resistance, and microbial communities in drinking water

ABSTRACT Corrosion inhibitors, including zinc orthophosphate, sodium orthophosphate, and sodium silicate, are commonly used to prevent the corrosion of drinking water infrastructure. Metals such as zinc are known stressors for antibiotic resistance selection, and phosphates can increase microbial gr...

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Main Authors: Lee K. Kimbell, Emily Lou LaMartina, Stan Kohls, Yin Wang, Ryan J. Newton, Patrick J. McNamara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-10-01
Series:mSphere
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msphere.00307-23