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

• DOI: 10.1039/c8en01129j
• Publication Date: 2018-12-20T06:34:12Z
• Authors: Lin Qi; Yuan Ge; Tian Xia; Ji-Zheng He; Congcong Shen; Jianlei Wang; Yong-Jun Liu
• Keywords: 2. Zero hunger; 0303 health sciences; 03 medical and health sciences; 13. Climate action; 15. Life on land

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