Nanoparticles as vectors for antibiotic resistance: The association of silica nanoparticles with environmentally relevant extracellular antibiotic resistance genes.

The Science of the Total Environment
Nadratun N ChowdhuryMark R Wiesner

Abstract

A relevant but yet unconsidered subset of particles that may alter the fate of extracellular antibiotic resistance genes (eARGs) are nano-scale particles (NPs), which are ubiquitous in natural environments and have unique properties. In this study, sorption isotherms were developed describing the association of linear DNA fragments isolated from widespread eARGs (blaI and nptII) with either micon-sized kaolinite or silica nanoparticles (SNPs), to determine if sorption capacity was enhanced at the nanoscale. For each isotherm, eARG fragments were added at five starting concentrations (5-40 μg/mL) to mixed batch systems with 0.25 g of particles and nuclease-free water. Sorption was quantified by the removal of DNA from solution, as detected by a Qubit fluorimeter. Isotherms were developed for eARGs of various fragment lengths (508, 680 and 861 bp), guanine-cytosine (GC) contents (34%, 47% and 54%) and both double and single stranded eARGs, to assess the impact of DNA properties on particle association. Sorption isotherms were also developed in systems with added humic acid and/or CaCl2, to assess the impact of these environmental parameters on sorption. FTIR analysis was performed to analyze the conformation of sorbed eARGs. Deso...Continue Reading

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