Rare earth oxide nanoparticles promote soil microbial antibiotic resistance by selectively enriching antibiotic resistance genes

Qi, Lin; Ge, Yuan; Xia, Tian; He, Ji‐Zheng; Shen, Congcong; Wang, Jianlei; Liu, Yong‐Jun

doi:10.1039/c8en01129j

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Rare earth oxide nanoparticles promote soil microbial antibiotic resistance by selectively enriching antibiotic resistance genes

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Authors:

Lin Qi

Yuan Ge

Tian Xia

Abstract

This study demonstrates that rare earth oxide nanoparticles can enhance soil microbial antibiotic resistance by inducing the enrichment and spread of antibiotic resistance genes in soil microbial communities.

Subject

Antibiotic resistance

Antibiotics

Resistance (ecology)

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