“The Good, the Bad and the Double-Sword” Effects of Microplastics and Their Organic Additives in Marine Bacteria

Little is known about the direct effects of microplastics (MPs) and their organic additives on marine bacteria, considering their role in the nutrient cycles, e.g., N-cycles through the N2-fixation, or in the microbial food web. To fill this gap of knowledge, we exposed marine bacteria, specifically...

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Main Authors: Víctor Fernández-Juárez, Xabier López-Alforja, Aida Frank-Comas, Pedro Echeveste, Antoni Bennasar-Figueras, Guillem Ramis-Munar, Rosa María Gomila, Nona S. R. Agawin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2020.581118/full