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Assessment of Emerging Pathogens and Antibiotic Resistance Genes in the Biofilm of Microplastics Incubated Under a Wastewater Discharge Simulation

Published by U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD) | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | Metadata Last Checked: August 02, 2025 | Last Modified: 2024-07-30
Selected bacterial, and antibiotic resistance genes sul and INTI1 concentrations by qPCR assays, and ASV tables of bacterial communities growing in biofilms incubated in river -and wastewater treatment plant effluent amended -river water. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Eytcheson, S., S. Brown, H. Wu, C. Nietch, P. Weaver, J. Darling, E. Pilgrim, T. Purucker, and M. Molina. Assessment of Emerging Pathogens and Antibiotic Resistance Genes in the Biofilm of Microplastics Incubated Under a Wastewater Discharge Simulation. Environmental Microbiology. Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Hoboken, NJ, USA, 27(5): e70103, (2025).

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