The “Plastisphere” of Biodegradable Plastics Is Characterized by Specific Microbial Taxa of Alpine and Arctic Soils

Cryolevonia gen. nov. and Cryolevonia schafbergensis sp. nov., a cryophilic yeast from ancient permafrost and melted sea ice

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Ecology of the plastisphere

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Chemical composition of soil organic matter and potential enzyme activity in the topsoil along a moisture gradient in the High Arctic (Svalbard)

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Microplastic effects on plants

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Recent advances in toxicological research of nanoplastics in the environment: A review

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Atmospheric transport and deposition of microplastics in a remote mountain catchment

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High-Alpine Permafrost and Active-Layer Soil Microbiomes Differ in Their Response to Elevated Temperatures

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The Soil Microbiome of GLORIA Mountain Summits in the Swiss Alps

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The Plastisphere – Uncovering tightly attached plastic “specific” microorganisms

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Genomic signatures and co‐occurrence patterns of the ultra‐small Saccharimonadia (phylum CPR/Patescibacteria) suggest a symbiotic lifestyle

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White and wonderful? Microplastics prevail in snow from the Alps to the Arctic

(2019) Melanie Bergmann et al.   Science Advances

LDPE microplastic films alter microbial community composition and enzymatic activities in soil

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First evidence of microplastic contamination in the supraglacial debris of an alpine glacier

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Effects of biochar and organic substrates on biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and microbial community structure in PAHs-contaminated soils

(2019) Huanyu Bao et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Actinobacteria as Promising Candidate for Polylactic Acid Type Bioplastic Degradation

(2019) Natthicha Butbunchu et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

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

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Microplastics in Swiss Floodplain Soils

(2018) Michael Scheurer et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics as an emerging threat to terrestrial ecosystems

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Isolation and role of polylactic acid-degrading bacteria on degrading enzymes productions and PLA biodegradability at mesophilic conditions

(2018) Tiparporn Bubpachat et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

The distribution of microplastics in soil aggregate fractions in southwestern China

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

Microbial communities responsible for the degradation of poly(lactic acid)/poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) blend mulches in soil burial respirometric tests

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Microbial diversity and biogeography in Arctic soils

(2018) Lucie A Malard et al.   Environmental Microbiology Reports

Biodegradable Plastic Mulch Films: Impacts on Soil Microbial Communities and Ecosystem Functions

(2018) Sreejata Bandopadhyay et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Environmental Factors Support the Formation of Specific Bacterial Assemblages on Microplastics

(2018) Sonja Oberbeckmann et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Stable isotope informed genome-resolved metagenomics reveals that Saccharibacteria utilize microbially-processed plant-derived carbon

(2018) Evan P. Starr 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

Ability of fungi isolated from plastic debris floating in the shoreline of a lake to degrade plastics

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

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The UNITE database for molecular identification of fungi: handling dark taxa and parallel taxonomic classifications

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Identification and quantification of macro- and microplastics on an agricultural farmland

(2018) Sarah Piehl et al.   Scientific Reports

Plastic and Human Health: A Micro Issue?

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Degradation and metabolism of synthetic plastics and associated products by Pseudomonas sp.: capabilities and challenges

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A decade of irrigation transforms the soil microbiome of a semi-arid pine forest

(2017) Martin Hartmann et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Embracing the unknown: disentangling the complexities of the soil microbiome

(2017) Noah Fierer   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Predicting the biotechnological potential of bacteria isolated from Antarctic soils, including the rhizosphere of vascular plants

(2017) Aike Costa da Silva et al.   POLAR BIOLOGY

Insights on the aerobic biodegradation of polymers by analysis of evolved carbon dioxide in simulated composting conditions

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Abiotic and biotic environmental degradation of the bioplastic polymer poly(lactic acid): A review

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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

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PpEst is a novel PBAT degrading polyesterase identified by proteomic screening of Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes

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Effects of plastic film residues on occurrence of phthalates and microbial activity in soils

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Microplastics in the Terrestrial Ecosystem: Implications for Lumbricus terrestris (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae)

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Nocardioides, Sediminibacterium, Aquabacterium, Variovorax, and Pseudomonas linked to carbon uptake during aerobic vinyl chloride biodegradation

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Pyrene metabolism by the novel bacterial strains Burkholderia fungorum (T3A13001) and Caulobacter sp (T2A12002) isolated from an oil-polluted site in the Arabian Gulf

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Potential sources of microbial colonizers in an initial soil ecosystem after retreat of an alpine glacier

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Complete genome sequence of Sphingorhabdus sp. M41, a versatile hydrocarbon degrader, isolated from crude oil-contaminated costal sediment

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Microbial hitchhikers on marine plastic debris: Human exposure risks at bathing waters and beach environments

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Microbial colonization and degradation of polyethylene and biodegradable plastic bags in temperate fine-grained organic-rich marine sediments

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Influences of poly(butylene adipate- co -terephthalate) on soil microbiota and plant growth

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Actinobacteria from Arid and Desert Habitats: Diversity and Biological Activity

(2016) Fatemeh Mohammadipanah et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

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

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

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Error filtering, pair assembly and error correction for next-generation sequencing reads

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

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Glaciimonas alpina sp. nov. isolated from alpine glaciers and reclassification of Glaciimonas immobilis Cr9-12 as the type strain of Glaciimonas alpina sp. nov.

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Aquabacterium olei sp. nov., an oil-degrading bacterium isolated from oil-contaminated soil

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metaxa2: improved identification and taxonomic classification of small and large subunit rRNA in metagenomic data

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Disentangling mechanisms that mediate the balance between stochastic and deterministic processes in microbial succession

(2015) Francisco Dini-Andreote et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Multi-scale variability analysis reveals the importance of spatial distance in shaping Arctic soil microbial functional communities

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Effects of polyethoxylate lauryl ether (Brij 35) addition on phenanthrene biodegradation in a soil/water system

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Impact of Matric Potential and Pore Size Distribution on Growth Dynamics of Filamentous and Non-Filamentous Soil Bacteria

(2014) Alexandra B. Wolf et al.   PLoS One

Mesophilic anaerobic biodegradation test and analysis of eubacteria and archaea involved in anaerobic biodegradation of four specified biodegradable polyesters

(2014) Hisaaki Yagi et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

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

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Bioremediation of PAH-contaminated soil with fungi – From laboratory to field scale

(2013) Erika Winquist et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

UPARSE: highly accurate OTU sequences from microbial amplicon reads

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phyloseq: An R Package for Reproducible Interactive Analysis and Graphics of Microbiome Census Data

(2013) Paul J. McMurdie et al.   PLoS One

The influence of biotic and abiotic factors on the rate of degradation of poly(lactic) acid (PLA) coupons buried in compost and soil

(2013) Mehlika Karamanlioglu et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Alternaria redefined

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Small Genomes and Sparse Metabolisms of Sediment-Associated Bacteria from Four Candidate Phyla

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Improved software detection and extraction of ITS1 and ITS2 from ribosomal ITS sequences of fungi and other eukaryotes for analysis of environmental sequencing data

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Metabolic characteristics of the species Variovorax paradoxus

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Deterioration of bioplastic carrier bags in the environment and assessment of a new recycling alternative

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The SILVA ribosomal RNA gene database project: improved data processing and web-based tools

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Influence of the sunflower rhizosphere on the biodegradation of PAHs in soil

(2012) M.C. Tejeda-Agredano et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Genomic analysis of the potential for aromatic compounds biodegradation in Burkholderiales

(2011) Danilo Pérez-Pantoja et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Microbial Enzymes Involved in Polyurethane Biodegradation: A Review

(2011) Araceli Loredo-Treviño et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Pattern of Elemental Release During the Granite Dissolution Can Be Changed by Aerobic Heterotrophic Bacterial Strains Isolated from Damma Glacier (Central Alps) Deglaciated Granite Sand

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Critical Review of Norms and Standards for Biodegradable Agricultural Plastics Part Ι. Biodegradation in Soil

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Degradation of plastic carrier bags in the marine environment

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

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The bacterial genusCollimonas: mycophagy, weathering and other adaptive solutions to life in oligotrophic soil environments

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Rapid monomerization of poly(butylene succinate)-co-(butylene adipate) by Leptothrix sp.

(2009) Toshiaki Nakajima-Kambe et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING

Bacterial competition: surviving and thriving in the microbial jungle

(2009) Michael E. Hibbing et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Degradation of aliphatic–aromatic copolyesters by bacteria that can degrade aliphatic polyesters

(2009) Toshiaki Nakajima-Kambe et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Mechanistic implications of plastic degradation

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