Journal of hazardous materials
Mycotoxin deoxynivalenol drives antibiotic resistance evolution in Bacillus cereus via cell wall remodeling, compromising clinically critical antibiotics.
Fengru Deng, Linyu Ke, Mi Huang, Meichan Chen, Zhongsong Chen, Peiqiang Mu, Mengzhuo Shi, Jun Wu, Yiqun Deng
Published: 202610.1016/j.jhazmat.2026.141194
Abstract
The molecular mechanism by which deoxynivalenol (DON) induces bacterial antibiotic resistance remains unexplored. As the most prevalent mycotoxin contaminant, DON poses significant public health risks due to the absence of dedicated monitoring standa…
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