How microplastics may be stoking antibiotic resistance
The microscopic shards of plastic found in every corner of the planet may be exacerbating antibiotic resistance, a new study ...
Microplastics may make bacteria more resistant to antibiotics, researchers say
Bacteria exposed to microplastics can become resistant to antibiotics, a new study has found. Researchers from the US investigated how bacteria reacted when exposed to different concentrations of ...
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Microplastics may be creating antibiotic-resistance superbugs
Biofilms protect bacteria from environmental stressors, antibiotics and immune responses. The biofilms on microplastics turned out to be stronger and thicker than those observed on other materials ...
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Bacterial slime on microplastics helps breed antibiotic-resistant superbugs, study says
coli bacteria grown on microplastics kept their ability to form stronger biofilms even when removed from the microplastic, Gross said. “These bacteria were not only resistant to antibiotics ...