Acronym SBAM
Category
Marine Biotechnology
Title Study of Bacteria resistant to Antibiotics and heavy Metals (water, sediment and Trematomus bernacchii) and detection of heavy metals Programme National Programme
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source National Coordinator Monique Mancuso Coordinator email monique.mancuso@cnr.it
Coordinator institution
CNR-IRBIM - National Research Council; Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnology (Italy)
Institutions involved
UNISI - University of Siena (Italy) ,
Start year 2020 End year 2023 Funding (€) € NA Website https://www.pnra.aq/en/project/431/study-bacteria-resistant-antibiotics-and-heavy-metals-water-sediment-and-trematomus Summary The Antarctic environment is considered a "virgin" environment, but although its protection is regulated by the Antarctic Treaty, recent studies have reported the presence of anthropogenic pollutants. At present, the consequences are unknown, so investigations are underway to understand how the system may be threatened and what the possible scenarios are. Particularly in polar marine waters, the presence of various pollutants such as microplastics, POPs, hydrocarbons, heavy metals etc. has been observed, posing a global threat to ecosystems and human health. Among the contaminations in the sea, antibiotic contamination is becoming of increasing concern; in fact, it has been shown how antibiotic-resistant strains in marine waters can transfer antibiotic resistance genes to the Antarctic bacterial community. The objectives of the SBAM project are: 1) study the presence of antibiotic-resistant and metal-resistant and/or tolerant bacteria in water, marine sediments and in specimens of Trematomus bernacchii, a native carnivorous species; 2) study the gut microbiome; 3) search for microplastics ingested by fish, in sediments and feces of cocos and penguins; 4) search for antibiotics attached to microplastics ingested by fish; 5) search for heavy metals in sediments and target organs (gonads, liver, kidney, muscle etc. ) of fish.
Keywords
Pollution;
Microbiome;
Toxic substances;
Monitoring;
Fish;
Bacteria;
Microplastics;
Antibacterial;
Marine Region
76
Not associated to marine areas
0
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