Plastic leachates impair picophytoplankton and dramatically reshape the marine microbiome
Abstract Background Each year, approximately 9.5 million metric tons of plastic waste enter the ocean with the potential to adversely impact all trophic levels. Until now, our understanding of the impact of plastic pollution on marine microorganisms has been largely restricted to the microbial assem...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-10-01
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| Series: | Microbiome |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-022-01369-x |