MoS 2 decorated nanocomposite: Fe 2 O 3 @MoS 2 inhibits the conjugative transfer of antibiotic resistance genes

• Published in: Ecotoxicology and environmental safety Vol. 186; p. 109781
• Main Authors: Wang, Honggui, Qi, Huachen, Zhu, Ming, Gong, Shujun, Huang, Zhihai, Zhang, Ya, Chen, Xiang, Jiao, Xin'an
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands 30.12.2019
• Subjects: Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology; Candida albicans - drug effects; Candida albicans - genetics; Conjugation, Genetic - drug effects; Conjugation, Genetic - genetics; Disulfides - chemistry; Disulfides - pharmacology; Drug Resistance, Microbial - drug effects; Drug Resistance, Microbial - genetics; Escherichia coli - drug effects; Escherichia coli - genetics; Ferric Compounds - chemistry; Ferric Compounds - pharmacology; Gene Transfer, Horizontal - drug effects; Genes, Microbial; Molybdenum - chemistry; Molybdenum - pharmacology; Nanocomposites - chemistry; Plasmids; Staphylococcus aureus - drug effects; Staphylococcus aureus - genetics; Plasmid; FeO@MoS nanocomposite; Gene transfer; Toxicity; Conjugation

Nanomaterials of Al O and TiO have been proved to promote the spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) by horizontal gene transfer. In this work, we found that Fe O @MoS nanocomposite inhibited the horizontal gene transfer (HGT) by inhibiting the conjugative transfer mediated by RP4-7 plasmid. T...