Interaction between microbial communities and various plastic types under different aquatic systems

Microplastics in sediment cores as indicators of temporal trends in microplastic pollution in Andong salt marsh, Hangzhou Bay, China

(2020) Jingjing Li et al.   Regional Studies in Marine Science

Microplastic pollution in deep-sea sediments and organisms of the Western Pacific Ocean

(2020) Dongdong Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Occurrence and distribution of microplastics and polychlorinated biphenyls in sediments from the Qiantang River and Hangzhou Bay, China

(2020) Maria A. Fraser et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Are bacterial communities associated with microplastics influenced by marine habitats?

(2020) Jingjing Li et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Hydrocarbon degradation potential and competitive persistence of hydrocarbonoclastic bacterium Acinetobacter pittii strain ABC

(2019) Bobby Chettri et al.   ARCHIVES OF MICROBIOLOGY

Exploring two contrasting surface-active exopolysaccharides from a single strain of Ochrobactrum utilizing different hydrocarbon substrates

(2019) Dipanjan Sengupta et al.   JOURNAL OF BASIC MICROBIOLOGY

Biodegradation of mixture of plastic films by tailored marine consortia

(2019) Evdokia Syranidou et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Environmental occurrences, fate, and impacts of microplastics

(2019) Panfeng Wu et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Abundance of microplastics in the gastrointestinal tracts of the eelpout (Zoacres viviparous L.) collected in Roskilde Fjord, Denmark: Implications for use as a monitoring species under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive

(2019) Mark P. Verlaan et al.   Regional Studies in Marine Science

Microplastic pollution in water, sediment, and fish from artificial reefs around the Ma’an Archipelago, Shengsi, China

(2019) Dongdong Zhang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Evidence for selective bacterial community structuring on microplastics

(2018) Martin Ogonowski et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Biodegradability of polyethylene by bacteria and fungi from Dandora dumpsite Nairobi-Kenya

(2018) Christabel Ndahebwa Muhonja et al.   PLoS One

Microbial degradation of low-density polyethylene and synthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoate polymers.

(2018) Zahra Montazer et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY

Microplastics in offshore sediment in the Yellow Sea and East China Sea, China

(2018) Chunfang Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Distinct community structure and microbial functions of biofilms colonizing microplastics

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

Export of Plastic Debris by Rivers into the Sea

(2017) Christian Schmidt et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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

Breaking down polystyrene through the application of a two-step thermal degradation and bacterial method to produce usable byproducts

(2017) James Savoldelli et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

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

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

Development of tailored indigenous marine consortia for the degradation of naturally weathered polyethylene films

(2017) Evdokia Syranidou et al.   PLoS One

Biofouling on buoyant marine plastics: An experimental study into the effect of size on surface longevity

(2016) Francesca M.C. Fazey et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microbial degradation of high impact polystyrene (HIPS), an e-plastic with decabromodiphenyl oxide and antimony trioxide

(2016) Vini C. Sekhar et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Method for the preparation of artificial lake and river waters

(2016) Masahito Sugiyama et al.   LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY-METHODS

The behaviors of microplastics in the marine environment

(2016) Jundong Wang et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Plastic waste in the marine environment: A review of sources, occurrence and effects

(2016) W.C. LI et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

The biogeography of abundant and rare bacterioplankton in the lakes and reservoirs of China

(2015) Lemian Liu et al.   ISME Journal

Autotrophic denitrification performance and bacterial community at biocathodes of bioelectrochemical systems with either abiotic or biotic anodes

(2015) Van Khanh Nguyen et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING

Biofilm and Diatom Succession on Polyethylene (PE) and Biodegradable Plastic Bags in Two Marine Habitats: Early Signs of Degradation in the Pelagic and Benthic Zone?

(2015) Andreas Eich et al.   PLoS One

Degradation of polyethylene by Trichoderma harzianum—SEM, FTIR, and NMR analyses

(2014) H. V. Sowmya et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT

Microbial degradation and deterioration of polyethylene – A review

(2014) Juan-Manuel Restrepo-Flórez et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

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

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

Biodegradation of Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) by Mixed Culture of Lysinibacillus xylanilyticus and Aspergillus niger in Soil

(2013) Atefeh Esmaeili et al.   PLoS One

Microplastics in the Marine Environment: A Review of the Methods Used for Identification and Quantification

(2012) Valeria Hidalgo-Ruz et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Pole-to-pole biogeography of surface and deep marine bacterial communities

(2012) J.-F. Ghiglione et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Plastic Degradation and Its Environmental Implications with Special Reference to Poly(ethylene terephthalate)

(2012) Hayden Webb et al.   Polymers

Should we stay or should we go: mechanisms and ecological consequences for biofilm dispersal

(2011) Diane McDougald et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Early microbial biofilm formation on marine plastic debris

(2010) Delphine Lobelle et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Marine microbe-mediated biodegradation of low- and high-density polyethylenes

(2008) M. Sudhakar et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION