Microplastic-associated pathogens and antimicrobial resistance in environment

Kaur, Kawaljeet; Reddy, Sagar Mallikethi Lepakshi; Barathe, Pramod; Oak, Uttara; Shriram, Varsha; Kharat, Sanjay S.; Govarthanan, Muthusamy; Kumar, Vinay

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.133005

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“…Microplastics are becoming as important and effective carriers of ARGs in marine, freshwater, wastewater, and urban riverine ecosystems. According to the reported findings, AMR interacts with microplastics by generating synthetic plastids, which serve as a suitable environment for biofilm development, facilitating ARG transmission through horizontal gene transfer and increasing AMR risk (Kaur et al, 2022). Plastics in the environment are increasingly being exploited as a site for the creation of microbial biofilms, and, more significantly, may house human infections (Galafassi et al, 2021;.…”

Section: Antimicrobials Resistance Rates In the Environmentmentioning

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An overview of the role of Zingiber officinale as an antimicrobial resistance (AMR) solution and a source of antioxidants

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In this review, we describe the known mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance which was increasing in this era, due to the misuse of antimicrobial agents such as antibiotics, or genetic and phenotypic mechanisms. In this review, the concerns, especially addressed by designated researchers in their study and WHO in their observations and reports, regarding the types or strains of bacteria with antimicrobial resistances were described. In addition, the predicted mechanisms that promote the development and occurrence of antimicrobial resistances, such as bacterial biofilm formation, horizontal gene transfer, genetic mutations, free DNA which contains antimicrobial resistance genes, plasmids transfer through transformation or conjugation from bacterial cell to cell were well described. In addition, we also tried to describe the use of Z. officinale. The antimicrobial capabilities of this herbal plant are attributed to its capacity to create many secondary metabolites with rather complicated structures that have antibacterial and antioxidant characteristics. Z. officinale had been used for many kinds of diseases treatment traditionally. And along the way, the advance techniques of research in chemistry and biology fields had found out the composition and bioactive compound. In this review, the common online databases such as PubMed, Semantic Scholar, Crossref, Medline, Scopus, and Web of Science (WoS) were utilized to conduct literature searches. According to recent progress of antimicrobial cases observed, the efforts to strengthen the surveillance, general health systems, tightened the antimicrobial medicine distribution rules, and education for public are indeed needed.

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Section: Antimicrobials Resistance Rates In the Environmentmentioning

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An overview of the role of Zingiber officinale as an antimicrobial resistance (AMR) solution and a source of antioxidants

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“…It is probable that S. alveolata picked up microplastic fragments from seawater together with all other suspended particles and then agglutinated them in the tube, but we do not know whether their incorporation within the tube walls was accidental or intentionally operated by the polychaete worm, and whether this will produce adverse effects in the future [79,80]. Microplastics are known vectors for microorganisms, pathogens and viruses [82,83]. They could accumulate or react with harmful substances from the surrounding water, thus leaching toxic compounds into the environment and causing harm to marine animals [84][85][86].…”

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Fractal analysis highlights analogies in arenaceous tubes of Sabellaria alveolata (Metazoa, Polychaeta) and agglutinated tests of foraminifera (Protista)

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Bioconstructions of Sabellaria alveolata (Polychaeta Sabellariidae) from southern Sicily (Central Mediterranean) were sampled and analysed through a multidisciplinary approach in order to unravel the construction pattern of arenaceous tubes and explore possible analogies existing between the worm tubes and the agglutinated tests of benthic foraminifera (Protista). Scanning Electron Microscopy and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy analyses were carried out on entire tubes as well as sectioned ones. Results show that arenaceous tubes are built following a rigorous architectural framework, based on selection and methodical arrangement of the agglutinated grains, and show surprising analogies with the test microstructure previously observed in agglutinated foraminifera. The grain distribution detected in both model species bioconstructions was analysed using a fractal numerical model (Hausdorff fractal dimension). Collected data show that in both organisms the grains were distributed according to a fractal model, indicating that the evolutionary process may have led to finding the same optimal constructive strategy across organisms with an independent evolutionary history, notwithstanding different geometrical scales. Furthermore, in sectioned tubes we observed microplastic fragments agglutinated within the arenaceous wall and in the inter-tube area. This unexpected finding shows that marine animals can be affected by microplastic pollution not only in soft tissues, but also engineered hard structures, and suggests the problem is more pervasive than estimated so far.

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“…8 Nanomaterials represent a facile method for improving the electrical conductivity and charge transfer at the surface as well as for inhibiting their combination of charge carriers. 9 Recently, different types of nanomaterials, such as Ag 2 O, WO 3 , ZnO, CeO 2 , and ZrO 2 , have been utilized in the fields of photocatalysis and environmental remediation of wastewater for their capacity for bacteria. 10 Nevertheless, single-component photocatalysts show major limitations, such as their high recombination rates and the challenges of separating and recycling them.…”

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“…In addition, nanomaterial‐based agents are well known for their biomedical claims, especially for their outstanding properties 8 . Nanomaterials represent a facile method for improving the electrical conductivity and charge transfer at the surface as well as for inhibiting their combination of charge carriers 9 . Recently, different types of nanomaterials, such as Ag 2 O, WO 3 , ZnO, CeO 2 , and ZrO 2 , have been utilized in the fields of photocatalysis and environmental remediation of wastewater for their capacity for bacteria 10 .…”

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Enhanced inactivation of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli using conjugated polyindole polymer nanoparticles under visible light irradiation

Manikandan,

Elango,

Al‐Ansari

et al. 2024

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The areas of environmental cleanup and bacteria inactivation are particularly interesting in polymer‐based nanomaterials because of their unique physicochemical properties. Conjugated polymer nanoparticles (CP NPs) have potential uses in the biological and environmental, but little is known about them. This study aimed to examine the efficacy of CP nanoparticles in the photocatalytic inactivation of S. aureus and E. coli under visible irradiation (λ ≤ 420 nm), with minor enhancements observed. The simple and one‐step chemical oxidation technique was used to prepare CP nanoparticles. X‐ray powder diffraction (XRD), Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy (FT‐IR), Scanning electron microscope (SEM), Energy‐dispersive X‐ray (EDS), and Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analyses were utilized to characterize the physicochemical properties of CP nanoparticles for comprehensive structural analysis. The synthesized CP nanoparticles exhibited outstanding photocatalytic disinfection capabilities, achieving a degradation of 98.6%. This research not only provides insights into the physical characteristics of CP nanoparticles but also illustrates their antibacterial efficacy against two different bacterial pathogens, namely S. aureus and E. coli. Therefore, this research highlights an eco‐friendly and inexpensive preparation of conjugated polymer nanoparticles for a wide range of applications.

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Microplastic-associated pathogens and antimicrobial resistance in environment

Cited by 67 publications

References 208 publications

An overview of the role of Zingiber officinale as an antimicrobial resistance (AMR) solution and a source of antioxidants

An overview of the role of Zingiber officinale as an antimicrobial resistance (AMR) solution and a source of antioxidants

Fractal analysis highlights analogies in arenaceous tubes of Sabellaria alveolata (Metazoa, Polychaeta) and agglutinated tests of foraminifera (Protista)

Enhanced inactivation of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli using conjugated polyindole polymer nanoparticles under visible light irradiation

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