Role of microplastics in the survival and antimicrobial susceptibility of <i>Campylobacter jejuni</i>.

ABSTRACT: Microplastics (MPs) are a global concern due to their persistence in the environment and capacity to carry pollutants and pathogenic microorganisms. Given recent evidence on the co-occurrence of MPs and Campylobacter spp., the leading cause of foodborne gastrointestinal infections worldwide, this study investigates the role of MPs in Campylobacter jejuni contamination and their impact on antimicrobial susceptibility. The potential of five C. jejuni isolates from different origin (poultry, water, and human) to form biofilms on MPs over time (24 h, 48 h, and 72 h) was evaluated using traditional culture-dependent methods, including the reference strain C. jejuni subsp. jejuni strain NCTC 11168. The effect of MPs on the antimicrobial susceptibility of C.

SUBMITTER: Ortega-Sanz I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12813274 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature