Weak effects of conventional and biodegradable microplastics on marine microbial communities

Weak effects of conventional and biodegradable microplastics on marine microbial communities

Microplastics are ubiquitous in marine ecosystems and are suitable matrices for bacterial attachment and growth. Studies on the microbes growing on plastics are mainly done using flow cytometry and massive sequencing, which do not allow for the quantification of specific groups and their activity. H...

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Main Authors: Ulises Lora, Luca Schenone, Irene Forn, Francesc Peters, Jonna Piiparinen, Hermanni Kaartokallio, Maiju Lehtiniemi, Maria Montserrat Sala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
microplastics
CARD-FISH
BONCAT
mesocosm experiment
conventional plastic
biodegradable plastic
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2024.1502825/full

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