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Distribution Patterns of Microplastics in Seawater Surface at a Portuguese Estuary and Marine Park

(2021) Diana Rodrigues et al.   Frontiers in Environmental Science

SPATIO-TEMPORAL CHARACTERIZATION of litter at a touristic sandy beach in south Brazil

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Exploring the Composition and Functions of Plastic Microbiome Using Whole-Genome Sequencing

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Effect of polymer type on the colonization of plastic pellets by marine bacteria

(2021) Josefine Hansen et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

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(2021) Sonja Oberbeckmann et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Fouling organisms in marine litter (rafting on abiogenic substrates): A global review of literature

(2021) Alain Alves Póvoa et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Polyethylene degradation by Ralstonia sp. strain SKM2 and Bacillus sp. strain SM1 isolated from land fill soil site

(2021) Suchi Parvin Biki et al.   Environmental Technology & Innovation

Are microplastics destabilizing the global network of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem services?

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Microplastics as an emerging source of particulate air pollution: A critical review

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A fresh look at microplastics and other particles in the tropical coastal ecosystems of Tamandaré, Brazil

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Plastic ingestion as an evolutionary trap: Toward a holistic understanding

(2021) Robson G. Santos et al.   SCIENCE

Quantitative overview of marine debris ingested by marine megafauna

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Ecology of the plastisphere

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The Colors of the Ocean Plastics

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Diverse groups of fungi are associated with plastics in the surface waters of the Western South Atlantic and the Antarctic Peninsula

(2020) Ana L. d. F. Lacerda et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

The global odyssey of plastic pollution

(2020) Chelsea M. Rochman et al.   SCIENCE

Oceanic Hitchhikers – Assessing Pathogen Risks from Marine Microplastic

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Major Role of Surrounding Environment in Shaping Biofilm Community Composition on Marine Plastic Debris

(2020) Marco Basili et al.   Frontiers in Marine Science

Biofilm formation and its influences on the properties of microplastics as affected by exposure time and depth in the seawater

(2020) Chen Tu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Identification of plastic-associated species in the Mediterranean Sea using DNA metabarcoding with Nanopore MinION

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Ingestion of plastic debris by commercially important marine fish in southeast-south Brazil

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Current research trends on micro- and nano-plastics as an emerging threat to global environment: A review

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Ingestion of plastic marine litter by sea turtles in southern Brazil: abundance, characteristics and potential selectivity

(2019) Milena Rizzi et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Influence of oceanographic and meteorological events on the quantity and quality of marine debris along an estuarine gradient

(2019) Allan Paul Krelling et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Rethinking microplastics as a diverse contaminant suite

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Ingestion of plastic fragments by the Guri sea catfish Genidens genidens (Cuvier, 1829) in a subtropical coastal estuarine system

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Global ecological, social and economic impacts of marine plastic

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Marine Microbial Assemblages on Microplastics: Diversity, Adaptation, and Role in Degradation

(2019) Sonja Oberbeckmann et al.   Annual Review of Marine Science

The Plastisphere – Uncovering tightly attached plastic “specific” microorganisms

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

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Environmental implications of microplastic pollution in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean

(2019) Zhong Pan et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Paint particles are a distinct and variable substrate for marine bacteria

(2019) Alexander S. Tagg et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

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Degradation of plastics and plastic-degrading bacteria in cold marine habitats

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Trophic transfer of microplastics and mixed contaminants in the marine food web and implications for human health

(2018) Maddison Carbery et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

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

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Accumulation of Plastic Debris and Associated Contaminants in Aquatic Food Webs

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

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

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The plastic in microplastics: A review

(2017) Anthony L. Andrady   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Tsunami-driven rafting: Transoceanic species dispersal and implications for marine biogeography

(2017) James T. Carlton et al.   SCIENCE

Biodegradation of polyethylene microplastics by the marine fungus Zalerion maritimum

(2017) Ana Paço et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

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

River plastic emissions to the world’s oceans

(2017) Laurent C. M. Lebreton et al.   Nature Communications

The Arctic Ocean as a dead end for floating plastics in the North Atlantic branch of the Thermohaline Circulation

(2017) Andrés Cózar et al.   Science Advances

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

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

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Debris size and buoyancy influence the dispersal distance of stranded litter

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Microplastic pollution of the beaches of Guanabara Bay, Southeast Brazil

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

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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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Commentary: Plastic ocean and the cancer connection: 7 questions and answers

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The biogeography of the Plastisphere: implications for policy

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Marine debris in a World Heritage Listed Brazilian estuary

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The impact of debris on marine life

(2015) S.C. Gall et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Biodegradation of HDPE by Aspergillus spp. from marine ecosystem of Gulf of Mannar, India

(2015) Rajendran Sangeetha Devi et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Biodiversity and degradation potential of oil-degrading bacteria isolated from deep-sea sediments of South Mid-Atlantic Ridge

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Improved Bacterial 16S rRNA Gene (V4 and V4-5) and Fungal Internal Transcribed Spacer Marker Gene Primers for Microbial Community Surveys

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Large Accumulation of Micro-sized Synthetic Polymer Particles in the Sea Surface Microlayer

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Relationship of diversity and habitat area in North Pacific plastic-associated rafting communities

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

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

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Sources of plastic marine debris on beaches of Korea: More from the ocean than the land

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

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UPARSE: highly accurate OTU sequences from microbial amplicon reads

(2013) Robert C Edgar   NATURE METHODS

Marine Plastic Pollution in Waters around Australia: Characteristics, Concentrations, and Pathways

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

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UCHIME improves sensitivity and speed of chimera detection

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Microplastics as contaminants in the marine environment: A review

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(2011) Anthony L. Andrady   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Biodegradation of aliphatic polyesters soaked in deep seawaters and isolation of poly(ɛ-caprolactone)-degrading bacteria

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Search and clustering orders of magnitude faster than BLAST

(2010) Robert C. Edgar   BIOINFORMATICS

Fouling and stability of polymers and composites in marine environment

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Multiple marker parallel tag environmental DNA sequencing reveals a highly complex eukaryotic community in marine anoxic water

(2010) THORSTEN STOECK et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data

(2010) J Gregory Caporaso et al.   NATURE METHODS

Is marine debris ingestion still a problem for the coastal marine biota of southern Brazil?

(2009) Paula S. Tourinho et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Transport and release of chemicals from plastics to the environment and to wildlife

(2009) E. L. Teuten et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

A Method for Studying Protistan Diversity Using Massively Parallel Sequencing of V9 Hypervariable Regions of Small-Subunit Ribosomal RNA Genes

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Biological degradation of plastics: A comprehensive review

(2008) Aamer Ali Shah et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES