Bacterial biofilms colonizing plastics in estuarine waters, with an emphasis on Vibrio spp. and their antibacterial resistance

Microplastic contamination in east Antarctic sea ice

(2020) A. Kelly et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic accumulation in deep-sea sediments from the Rockall Trough

(2020) Winnie Courtene-Jones et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics and other anthropogenic particles in the surface waters of the Chesapeake Bay

(2020) J. Bikker et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Genetic Relationship, Virulence Factors, Drug Resistance Profile and Biofilm Formation Ability of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Isolated From Mussel

(2019) Md. Ashrafudoulla et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Microplastic pollution increases gene exchange in aquatic ecosystems

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

Environmental Factors Support the Formation of Specific Bacterial Assemblages on Microplastics

(2018) Sonja Oberbeckmann et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Exceptional and rapid accumulation of anthropogenic debris on one of the world’s most remote and pristine islands

(2017) Jennifer L. Lavers et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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

Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

(2017) Roland Geyer et al.   Science Advances

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

Dangerous hitchhikers? Evidence for potentially pathogenic Vibrio spp. on microplastic particles

(2016) Inga V. Kirstein et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

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

(2016) Jessica A. Bryant et al.   mSystems

Microbes on a Bottle: Substrate, Season and Geography Influence Community Composition of Microbes Colonizing Marine Plastic Debris

(2016) Sonja Oberbeckmann et al.   PLoS One

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

Abundance, size and polymer composition of marine microplastics ≥ 10 μm in the Atlantic Ocean and their modelled vertical distribution

(2015) Kristina Enders et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in Four Estuarine Rivers in the Chesapeake Bay, U.S.A.

(2014) Lance T. Yonkos et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Millimeter-Sized Marine Plastics: A New Pelagic Habitat for Microorganisms and Invertebrates

(2014) Julia Reisser et al.   PLoS One

Plastic Pollution in the World's Oceans: More than 5 Trillion Plastic Pieces Weighing over 250,000 Tons Afloat at Sea

(2014) Marcus Eriksen et al.   PLoS One

Oligotyping reveals community level habitat selection within the genus Vibrio

(2014) Victor T. Schmidt et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Global warming releases microplastic legacy frozen in Arctic Sea ice

(2014) Rachel W. Obbard et al.   Earths Future

The deep sea is a major sink for microplastic debris

(2014) L. C. Woodall et al.   Royal Society Open Science

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

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

Real-time PCR and NASBA for rapid and sensitive detection of Vibrio cholerae in ballast water

(2012) Else M. Fykse et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Assessing and Improving Methods Used in Operational Taxonomic Unit-Based Approaches for 16S rRNA Gene Sequence Analysis

(2011) Patrick D. Schloss et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Theory of island biogeography on a microscopic scale: organic aggregates as islands for aquatic pathogens

(2010) MM Lyons et al.   AQUATIC MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Ironing out the wrinkles in the rare biosphere through improved OTU clustering

(2010) Susan M. Huse et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The size, mass, and composition of plastic debris in the western North Atlantic Ocean

(2010) Skye Morét-Ferguson et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Introducing mothur: Open-Source, Platform-Independent, Community-Supported Software for Describing and Comparing Microbial Communities

(2009) P. D. Schloss et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Multiplex PCR Assay for Detection and Simultaneous Differentiation of Genotypes of Vibrio vulnificus Biotype 1

(2008) Elizabeth B. Warner et al.   Foodborne Pathogens and Disease