Microplastics as hubs enriching antibiotic-resistant bacteria and pathogens in municipal activated sludge

• Published in: Journal of hazardous materials letters Vol. 2; p. 100014
• Main Authors: Pham, Dung Ngoc, Clark, Lerone, Li, Mengyan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.11.2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: Activated sludge; Antibiotic resistance; Biofilm; Flectobacillus; human health; Microplastics; municipal wastewater; polyethylene; polystyrenes; Raoultella ornithinolytica; sand; Sphingomonas; Stenotrophomonas maltophilia; sulfamethoxazole; Sulfonamide; wastewater treatment; Biofilm; Activated sludge; Microplastics; Sulfonamide; Antibiotic resistance

[Display omitted] •Microplastics can enrich antibiotic resistant genes from municipal activated sludge.•Microplastics carry bacteria that are pathogenic to human and natural biota.•The highly abundant Novosphingobium and Flectobacillus may contribute to plastisphere formation.•Surface hydrophobicity...