Copper and nanostructured anatase rutile and carbon coatings induce adaptive antibiotic resistance

Alibe Wasa; Jack Aitken; Hyunwoo Jun; Catherine Bishop; Susan Krumdieck; William Godsoe; Jack A. Heinemann

doi:10.1186/s13568-022-01457-z

AMB Express (Sep 2022)

Copper and nanostructured anatase rutile and carbon coatings induce adaptive antibiotic resistance

Alibe Wasa,
Jack Aitken,
Hyunwoo Jun,
Catherine Bishop,
Susan Krumdieck,
William Godsoe,
Jack A. Heinemann

Affiliations

Alibe Wasa: School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury
Jack Aitken: School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury
Hyunwoo Jun: School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury
Catherine Bishop: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Canterbury
Susan Krumdieck: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Canterbury
William Godsoe: Bio-Protection Centre, Lincoln University
Jack A. Heinemann: School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13568-022-01457-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

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Keypoints 1. New antimicrobial material NsARC based on TiO2 compared to copper. 2. Both NsARC and copper induce efflux pump gene transcription. 3. Species-specific changes in antibiotic resistance from exposure to antimicrobial surface coatings.

Published in AMB Express

ISSN: 2191-0855 (Online)
Publisher: SpringerOpen
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology: Chemical technology: Biotechnology; Science: Microbiology
Website: http://www.amb-express.com/

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