Copper and nanostructured anatase rutile and carbon coatings induce adaptive antibiotic resistance

Keypoints 1. New antimicrobial material NsARC based on TiO2 compared to copper. 2. Both NsARC and copper induce efflux pump gene transcription. 3. Species-specific changes in antibiotic resistance from exposure to antimicrobial surface coatings.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alibe Wasa, Jack Aitken, Hyunwoo Jun, Catherine Bishop, Susan Krumdieck, William Godsoe, Jack A. Heinemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-09-01
Series:AMB Express
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13568-022-01457-z