Differentiation of bacterial communities on five common plastics after six days of exposure to Caribbean coastal waters

Plastic pollution in coastal areas, particularly in subtropical and tropical regions, remains a pervasive environmental issue. Marine plastic debris provides an artificial surface that rapidly accumulates a dynamic microbial biofilm upon entering the marine ecosystem. Especially the early stages of...

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Main Authors: Maaike Goudriaan, Emna Zeghal, Harry Witte, Annika Vaksmaa, Helge Niemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-07-01
Series:Environmental Advances
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266676572400036X