The link between microplastics and antimicrobial resistance

Neila Gross (left) is a third year PhD candidate at Boston University (BU; MA, USA) studying materials science and engineering. She works in the Muhammed Zaman laboratory investigating bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a phenomenon that occurs when bacteria no longer respond to antibiotics. AMR is a significant global public health concern, contributing to the deaths of an estimated 4.95 million people worldwide in 2019. There are several groups and institutions researching AMR and ways to target these pathogens, with phages and bacteriocins showing promise. Contributing to the growing body of research to tackle this global threat, Neila and colleagues in...