What is it about?
Multiple antibiotic resistances were found in the bacteria isolated from a polystirene piece found in Antarctica, suggesting the possible role of plastics as a vector for the spread of antibiotic resistance
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Why is it important?
this is the first research focusing on the relationship between antibiotic resistances and plastic pollution; moreover, it highilights the plastic pollution problem also in extreme polar regions
Perspectives
this study suggests the need to increase research on the relationships between plastics and contaminants such as antibiotic absorbed on them
Dr Gabriella Caruso
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Scienze Polari (CNR-ISP) Messina, Italy
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This page is a summary of: Do plastics serve as a possible vector for the spread of antibiotic resistance? First insights from bacteria associated to a polystyrene piece from King George Island (Antarctica), International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, August 2018, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2018.08.009.
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