Plastic Leachate Exposure Drives Antibiotic Resistance and Virulence in Marine Bacterial Communities
E. J. Vlaanderen, T. M. Ghaly, L. R. Moore, A. Focardi, I. T. Paulsen, S. G. Tetu
This study shows that plastic leachate increases antibiotic resistance and virulence genes in marine bacterial communities without the presence of plastic surfaces.
bioRxiv · Feb 13, 2023Microbiology