Microplastics, like the ones pictured here, have been linked to several health concerns. Researchers from Boston University ...

Plastic is a cheap and durable material that has been adapted and applied in innumerable ways. Vast amounts of plastic has been produced in recent decades, | Microbiology ...

"This challenges the notion that microplastics are merely passive carriers of resistant bacteria and highlights their role as ...

Antimicrobial resistance has recently increased due to emerging carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing strains of K. pneumoniae. Osaka ...

Overuse of antibiotics is currently the primary reason for the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Researchers at the ...

High-performance liquid chromatography with diode-array detection (HPLC-DAD) was tested for detecting antibiotic residues in environmental samples.

In a startling discovery, a team of Boston University researchers found that bacteria exposed to microplastics became ...

Microplastics—tiny shards of plastic debris—are all over the planet. They have made their way up food chains, accumulated in ...

The microscopic shards of plastic found in every corner of the planet may be exacerbating antibiotic resistance, a new study ...

Microplastics provide an excellent bacterial breeding ground that may be contributing to the growing problem of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, a new study says.

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Could microplastics be fueling antibiotic resistance? - Boston researchers found that bacteria exposed to microplastics ...