Microplastics provide new microbial niches in aquatic environments

Ecology of the plastisphere

(2020) Linda A. Amaral-Zettler et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

The Eukaryotic Life on Microplastics in Brackish Ecosystems

(2019) Marie Therese Kettner et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Microplastics and attached microorganisms in sediments of the Vitória bay estuarine system in SE Brazil

(2019) José Antonio Baptista Neto et al.   OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT

Trace elements in microplastics in Cartagena: A hotspot for plastic pollution at the Caribbean

(2019) Isabel Acosta-Coley et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Micro(nano)plastics: Unignorable vectors for organisms

(2019) Maocai Shen et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Sinking of floating plastic debris caused by biofilm development in a freshwater lake

(2019) Xianchuan Chen et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Environmental Deterioration of Biodegradable, Oxo-biodegradable, Compostable, and Conventional Plastic Carrier Bags in the Sea, Soil, and Open-Air Over a 3-Year Period

(2019) Imogen E. Napper et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics in freshwaters and drinking water: Critical review and assessment of data quality

(2019) Albert A. Koelmans et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Microbial Ecotoxicology of Marine Plastic Debris: A Review on Colonization and Biodegradation by the “Plastisphere”

(2019) Justine Jacquin et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

The Plastisphere – Uncovering tightly attached plastic “specific” microorganisms

(2019) Inga Vanessa Kirstein et al.   PLoS One

The composition of bacterial communities associated with plastic biofilms differs between different polymers and stages of biofilm succession

(2019) Maria Pinto et al.   PLoS One

Shotgun Metagenomics Reveals the Benthic Microbial Community Response to Plastic and Bioplastic in a Coastal Marine Environment

(2019) Lee J. Pinnell et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Microbial biofilm formation and community structure on low-density polyethylene microparticles in lake water microcosms

(2019) Mengting Gong et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Colonization Characteristics of Bacterial Communities on Plastic Debris Influenced by Environmental Factors and Polymer Types in the Haihe Estuary of Bohai Bay, China

(2019) Wenjie Li et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Bacterial Candidates for Colonization and Degradation of Marine Plastic Debris

(2019) Line Roager et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Spatial Environmental Heterogeneity Determines Young Biofilm Assemblages on Microplastics in Baltic Sea Mesocosms

(2019) Katharina Kesy et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Aged microplastics polyvinyl chloride interact with copper and cause oxidative stress towards microalgae Chlorella vulgaris

(2019) Dongdong Fu et al.   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

An exploratory ecotoxicity study of primary microplastics versus aged in natural waters and wastewaters

(2019) Anita Jemec Kokalj et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics in the environment: A critical review of current understanding and identification of future research needs

(2019) Zeynep Akdogan et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Review on plastic wastes in marine environment – Biodegradation and biotechnological solutions

(2019) Ganesh Kumar A. et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Spatial structure in the “Plastisphere”: Molecular resources for imaging microscopic communities on plastic marine debris

(2019) Cathleen Schlundt et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Selective enrichment of bacterial pathogens by microplastic biofilm

(2019) Xiaojian Wu et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Bio‐based and biodegradable plastics

(2019) Lawrence P. Wackett   Microbial Biotechnology

Effect of weathering on environmental behavior of microplastics: Properties, sorption and potential risks

(2019) Peng Liu et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Cultivation substrata differentiate the properties of river biofilm EPS and their binding of heavy metals: A spectroscopic insight

(2019) Longfei Wang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

The plastisphere in marine ecosystem hosts potential specific microbial degraders including Alcanivorax borkumensis as a key player for the low-density polyethylene degradation

(2019) Alice Delacuvellerie et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Evidence for selective bacterial community structuring on microplastics

(2018) Martin Ogonowski et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Evidence of niche partitioning among bacteria living on plastics, organic particles and surrounding seawaters

(2018) C. Dussud et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic pollution increases gene exchange in aquatic ecosystems

(2018) Maria Arias-Andres et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic bacterial communities in the Bay of Brest: Influence of polymer type and size

(2018) Laura Frère et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics pollution in different aquatic environments and biota: A review of recent studies

(2018) Shahabaldin Rezania et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Molecular Characterization of the Bacterial Community in Biofilms for Degradation of Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate-co-3-Hydroxyhexanoate) Films in Seawater

(2018) Tomohiro Morohoshi et al.   MICROBES AND ENVIRONMENTS

Microplastic pollution in China's inland water systems: A review of findings, methods, characteristics, effects, and management

(2018) Kai Zhang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic-associated bacterial assemblages in the intertidal zone of the Yangtze Estuary

(2018) Peilin Jiang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics: New substrates for heterotrophic activity contribute to altering organic matter cycles in aquatic ecosystems

(2018) Maria Arias-Andres et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics: No Small Problem for Filter-Feeding Megafauna

(2018) Elitza S. Germanov et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Environmental Factors Support the Formation of Specific Bacterial Assemblages on Microplastics

(2018) Sonja Oberbeckmann et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Integrated biogeography of planktonic and sedimentary bacterial communities in the Yangtze River

(2018) Tang Liu et al.   Microbiome

Do plastics serve as a possible vector for the spread of antibiotic resistance? First insights from bacteria associated to a polystyrene piece from King George Island (Antarctica)

(2018) Pasqualina Laganà et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Stressor interaction networks suggest antibiotic resistance co-opted from stress responses to temperature

(2018) Mauricio Cruz-Loya et al.   ISME Journal

Biofilm Formation and Degradation of Commercially Available Biodegradable Plastic Films by Bacterial Consortiums in Freshwater Environments

(2018) Tomohiro Morohoshi et al.   MICROBES AND ENVIRONMENTS

Co-selection of multi-antibiotic resistance in bacterial pathogens in metal and microplastic contaminated environments: An emerging health threat

(2018) Md. Imran et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Assessment of the sources and inflow processes of microplastics in the river environments of Japan

(2018) Tomoya Kataoka et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics in the aquatic environment: Evidence for or against adverse impacts and major knowledge gaps

(2018) Emily E. Burns et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Mature biofilm communities on synthetic polymers in seawater - Specific or general?

(2018) Inga V. Kirstein et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Deep-sea anthropogenic macrodebris harbours rich and diverse communities of bacteria and archaea

(2018) Lucy C. Woodall et al.   PLoS One

Collateral effects of microplastic pollution on aquatic microorganisms: An ecological perspective

(2018) Maria Arias-Andres et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Antibiotic-resistance gene transfer in antibiotic-resistance bacteria under different light irradiation: Implications from oxidative stress and gene expression

(2018) Xiaofang Chen et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Profiles of bacterial assemblages from microplastics of tropical coastal environments

(2018) Emily Curren et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Distinct community structure and microbial functions of biofilms colonizing microplastics

(2018) Lingzhan Miao et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Sorption behavior and mechanism of hydrophilic organic chemicals to virgin and aged microplastics in freshwater and seawater

(2018) Guangzhou Liu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Plastics in the marine environment are reservoirs for antibiotic and metal resistance genes

(2018) Yuyi Yang et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Microplastics alter composition of fungal communities in aquatic ecosystems

(2017) Marie Therese Kettner et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Fate of Eight Different Polymers under Uncontrolled Composting Conditions: Relationships Between Deterioration, Biofilm Formation, and the Material Surface Properties

(2017) Anne Mercier et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Addressing the Issue of Microplastics in the Wake of the Microbead-Free Waters Act—A New Standard Can Facilitate Improved Policy

(2017) Jason P. McDevitt et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Temporal Dynamics of Bacterial and Fungal Colonization on Plastic Debris in the North Sea

(2017) Caroline De Tender et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastic pollution, a threat to marine ecosystem and human health: a short review

(2017) Shivika Sharma et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Fate and stability of polyamide-associated bacterial assemblages after their passage through the digestive tract of the blue mussel Mytilus edulis

(2017) Katharina Kesy et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Stochastic Community Assembly: Does It Matter in Microbial Ecology?

(2017) Jizhong Zhou et al.   MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS

Plastics in the North Atlantic garbage patch: A boat-microbe for hitchhikers and plastic degraders

(2017) Didier Debroas et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics in freshwater and terrestrial environments: Evaluating the current understanding to identify the knowledge gaps and future research priorities

(2017) Alice A. Horton et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Identification of microplastic in effluents of waste water treatment plants using focal plane array-based micro-Fourier-transform infrared imaging

(2017) S.M. Mintenig et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Longitudinal patterns of microplastic concentration and bacterial assemblages in surface and benthic habitats of an urban river

(2017) Timothy J. Hoellein et al.   Freshwater Science

Longitudinal patterns of microplastic concentration and bacterial assemblages in surface and benthic habitats of an urban river

(2017) Timothy J. Hoellein et al.   Freshwater Science

Impacts of Biofilm Formation on the Fate and Potential Effects of Microplastic in the Aquatic Environment

(2017) Christoph D. Rummel et al.   Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Trophic transfer of microplastics in aquatic ecosystems: Identifying critical research needs

(2017) Sarah Y Au et al.   Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Interactions of microplastic debris throughout the marine ecosystem

(2017) Tamara S. Galloway et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Spatial and seasonal variation in diversity and structure of microbial biofilms on marine plastics in Northern European waters

(2017) Sonja Oberbeckmann et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Influence of wastewater treatment plant discharges on microplastic concentrations in surface water

(2016) Shirin Estahbanati et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Formation of microscopic particles during the degradation of different polymers

(2016) Scott Lambert et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Microplastic interactions with freshwater microalgae: Hetero-aggregation and changes in plastic density appear strongly dependent on polymer type

(2016) Fabienne Lagarde et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics as vector for heavy metal contamination from the marine environment

(2016) Dennis Brennecke et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Microplastic in surface waters of urban rivers: concentration, sources, and associated bacterial assemblages

(2016) Amanda R. McCormick et al.   Ecosphere

Diversity and Activity of Communities Inhabiting Plastic Debris in the North Pacific Gyre

(2016) Jessica A. Bryant et al.   mSystems

Marine microplastic-associated biofilms – a review

(2015) Sonja Oberbeckmann et al.   Environmental Chemistry

Bacterial Community Profiling of Plastic Litter in the Belgian Part of the North Sea

(2015) Caroline A. De Tender et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

The biogeography of the Plastisphere: implications for policy

(2015) Linda A Amaral-Zettler et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

A quantitative analysis of microplastic pollution along the south-eastern coastline of South Africa

(2015) H.A. Nel et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Effect of TiO2 Nanoparticles and UV Radiation on Extracellular Enzyme Activity of Intact Heterotrophic Biofilms

(2014) Hannah Schug et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Bacterial biofilm development as a multicellular adaptation: antibiotic resistance and new therapeutic strategies

(2013) César de la Fuente-Núñez et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

Life in the “Plastisphere”: Microbial Communities on Plastic Marine Debris

(2013) Erik R. Zettler et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

The plastic-associated microorganisms of the North Pacific Gyre

(2013) Henry S. Carson et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Patterns and Processes of Microbial Community Assembly

(2013) D. R. Nemergut et al.   MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS

Functional responses of stream biofilms to flow cessation, desiccation and rewetting

(2012) XISCA TIMONER et al.   FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

Stochastic and deterministic assembly processes in subsurface microbial communities

(2012) James C Stegen et al.   ISME Journal

Microplastics as contaminants in the marine environment: A review

(2011) Matthew Cole et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in the marine environment

(2011) Anthony L. Andrady   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Comparative effect of temperature on biofilm formation in natural and modified marine environment

(2009) T. S. Rao   AQUATIC ECOLOGY

Bacterial communities in the initial stage of marine biofilm formation on artificial surfaces

(2008) Jin-Woo Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY