Microplastic Exposure Breeds Antimicrobial Resistance | Laboratory research shows that someway, somehow, PVC plastic makes microbes more virulent and resilient.

https://hakaimagazine.com/news/microplastic-exposure-breeds-antimicrobial-resistance/

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NormalTownLeader@mander.xyz · 3 pts · 3y

As if we didn't have enough to worry about with microplastics... I try not to be pessimistic but it's hard not to when more plastic is being made and chucked into the ocean every day

Arbiter@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Well if micro plastics increase the power of microbes it stands to reason macro plastics could give the same effect to humans.

MiddleWeigh@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

More plastic is good plastic IME.