微塑料对细菌耐药性的大小和表面电荷依赖的抑制作用以及它们与类抗生素的相互作用作用

Hongyan Shen1, Mingru Yang1, Kangnian Yin1

  • 1School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China.

概括

微塑料 (MP) 和抗生素可以增加细菌的耐药性. 这项研究发现,微塑料,特别是较小的,带有正电荷的微塑料,以及它们与诺弗洛素 (NOR) 的混合物,在细菌突变和等离子体转移频率上诱导了hormetic剂量反应.

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