Nanoplastic-mediated non-B DNA mutagenicity
Nikola Zlatkov Kolev, Iris Kufferath, A. K. M. Firoj Mahmud, Laurens D. B. Mandemaker, John Olsson, Alejandro Medaglia-Mata, Runze Liu, Marion Julia Pollheimer, Vojtěch Bystrý, Ulrike Resch, Florian Meirer, Lukas Kenner
This study shows nanoplastics induce DNA mutations in Salmonella by disrupting DNA structure and altering mutational patterns through surface chemistry and DNA topology.
bioRxiv · Sep 8, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology