Can microplastics facilitate the emergence of infectious diseases?

Wastewater treatment alters microbial colonization of microplastics

(2021) John J. Kelly et al.   PLoS One

Marine microplastics as vectors of major ocean pollutants and its hazards to the marine ecosystem and humans

(2021) Tan Suet May Amelia et al.   Progress in Earth and Planetary Science

Are microplastic particles a hotspot for the spread and the persistence of antibiotic resistance in aquatic systems?

(2021) María Belén Sathicq et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics and the functional traits of fishes: a global meta‐analysis

(2021) M. Salerno et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Plasticizers and Cardiovascular Health: Role of Adipose Tissue Dysfunction

(2021) Mikyla A. Callaghan et al.   Frontiers in Pharmacology

Plastisphere enrich antibiotic resistance genes and potential pathogenic bacteria in sewage with pharmaceuticals

(2021) Zhiqi Wang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

You are what you eat: Microplastics in the feces of young men living in Beijing

(2021) Na Zhang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

The microbiome and mosquito vectorial capacity: rich potential for discovery and translation

(2021) Cintia Cansado-Utrilla et al.   Microbiome

Perfluoroalkylated Substances (PFAS) Associated with Microplastics in a Lake Environment

(2021) John W. Scott et al.   Toxics

Immune response triggered by the ingestion of polyethylene microplastics in the dipteran larvae Chironomus riparius

(2021) Carlos J.M. Silva et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

A One Health perspective of the impacts of microplastics on animal, human and environmental health

(2021) Joana C. Prata et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic: A potential threat to human and animal health by interfering with the intestinal barrier function and changing the intestinal microenvironment

(2021) Zhuizui Huang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics are a hotspot for antibiotic resistance genes: Progress and perspective

(2021) Yi Liu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Freshwater wild biota exposure to microplastics: A global perspective

(2021) Alessandra Cera et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Exposure to heavy metal and antibiotic enriches antibiotic resistant genes on the tire particles in soil

(2021) Jing Ding et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

The plastic Trojan horse: Biofilms increase microplastic uptake in marine filter feeders impacting microbial transfer and organism health

(2021) Monica Fabra et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Interactions of microplastics, antibiotics and antibiotic resistant genes within WWTPs

(2021) Evdokia Syranidou et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Ecology of the plastisphere

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

The importance of vector control for the control and elimination of vector-borne diseases

(2020) Anne L. Wilson et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Increased inheritance of structure and function of bacterial communities and pathogen propagation in plastisphere along a river with increasing antibiotics pollution gradient

(2020) Nana Xue et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

The effects of three different microplastics on enzyme activities and microbial communities in soil

(2020) Meiling Yi et al.   WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH

Impact of mariculture-derived microplastics on bacterial biofilm formation and their potential threat to mariculture: A case in situ study on the Sungo Bay, China

(2020) Xuemei Sun et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic Research Should Embrace the Complexity of Secondary Particles

(2020) Walter R. Waldman et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Freshwater insects of different feeding guilds ingest microplastics in two Gulf of Guinea tributaries in Nigeria

(2020) Emmanuel O. Akindele et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Persistent organic pollutants, metals, and the bacterial community composition associated with microplastics in Muskegon Lake (MI)

(2020) Alan D. Steinman et al.   JOURNAL OF GREAT LAKES RESEARCH

Microplastic in terrestrial ecosystems

(2020) Matthias C. Rillig et al.   SCIENCE

Oceanic Hitchhikers – Assessing Pathogen Risks from Marine Microplastic

(2020) Jake Bowley et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Health impacts of environmental contamination of micro- and nanoplastics: a review

(2020) Baorong Jiang et al.   Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Marine Plastics from Norwegian West Coast Carry Potentially Virulent Fish Pathogens and Opportunistic Human Pathogens Harboring New Variants of Antibiotic Resistance Genes

(2020) Vera Radisic et al.   Microorganisms

Microplastics in Freshwater: What Is the News from the World?

(2020) Alessandra Cera et al.   Diversity-Basel

Microplastic accumulation in the gastrointestinal tracts in birds of prey in central Florida, USA

(2020) Julia Carlin et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Ingestion of microplastics and occurrence of parasite association in Mediterranean anchovy and sardine

(2020) Maria Grazia Pennino et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

(2020) Amanda L. Laverty et al.   PLoS One

Evidence of selective enrichment of bacterial assemblages and antibiotic resistant genes by microplastics in urban rivers

(2020) Jie Wang et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Plasticenta: First evidence of microplastics in human placenta

(2020) Antonio Ragusa et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Oxidative damage and decreased aerobic energy production due to ingestion of polyethylene microplastics by Chironomus riparius (Diptera) larvae

(2020) Carlos J.M. Silva et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Are we underestimating the sources of microplastic pollution in terrestrial environment?

(2020) Chenye Xu et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Microplastics act as vectors for antibiotic resistance genes in landfill leachate: The enhanced roles of the long-term aging process

(2020) Yinglong Su et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Interactions of microplastics and antibiotic resistance genes and their effects on the aquaculture environments

(2020) Han Dong et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

A review of data for quantifying human exposures to micro and nanoplastics and potential health risks

(2020) Gregory M. Zarus et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Selection of antibiotic resistance genes on biodegradable and non-biodegradable microplastics

(2020) Yuanze Sun et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Colonisation of plastic pellets (nurdles) by E. coli at public bathing beaches

(2019) Alyssa Rodrigues et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Bacterial biofilm formation on indwelling urethral catheters

(2019) H. Pelling et al.   LETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Effects of polyethylene microplastics on the gut microbial community, reproduction and avoidance behaviors of the soil springtail, Folsomia candida

(2019) Hui Ju et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Dispersal of potentially pathogenic bacteria by plastic debris in Guanabara Bay, RJ, Brazil

(2019) Mariana Muniz Silva et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics and the gut microbiome: How chronically exposed species may suffer from gut dysbiosis

(2019) Gloria Fackelmann et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Simulating human exposure to indoor airborne microplastics using a Breathing Thermal Manikin

(2019) Alvise Vianello et al.   Scientific Reports

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

Microplastics in grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) intestines: Are they associated with parasite aggregations?

(2019) G. Hernandez-Milian et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Curious entanglements: interactions between mosquitoes, their microbiota, and arboviruses

(2019) Eric P Caragata et al.   Current Opinion in Virology

Particulate plastics as a vector for toxic trace-element uptake by aquatic and terrestrial organisms and human health risk

(2019) Lauren Bradney et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Microplastics from mulching film is a distinct habitat for bacteria in farmland soil

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

Selective enrichment of bacterial pathogens by microplastic biofilm

(2019) Xiaojian Wu et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Microplastics induce transcriptional changes, immune response and behavioral alterations in adult zebrafish

(2019) Giacomo Limonta et al.   Scientific Reports

Accumulation of different shapes of microplastics initiates intestinal injury and gut microbiota dysbiosis in the gut of zebrafish

(2019) Ruxia Qiao et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Potential risks of microplastics combined with superbugs: Enrichment of antibiotic resistant bacteria on the surface of microplastics in mariculture system

(2019) Yuxuan Zhang et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Atmospheric microplastic deposition in an urban environment and an evaluation of transport

(2019) S.L. Wright et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Endocrine disrupting chemicals: exposure, effects on human health, mechanism of action, models for testing and strategies for prevention

(2019) Bayram Yilmaz et al.   REVIEWS IN ENDOCRINE & METABOLIC DISORDERS

Tire Abrasion as a Major Source of Microplastics in the Environment

(2018) Frank Sommer et al.   Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Adsorption of antibiotics on microplastics

(2018) Jia Li et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Negative effects of microplastic exposure on growth and development of Crepidula onyx

(2018) Hau Kwan Abby Lo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Airborne microplastics: Consequences to human health?

(2018) Joana Correia Prata   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Polystyrene microplastics induce microbiota dysbiosis and inflammation in the gut of adult zebrafish

(2018) Yuanxiang Jin et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic pollution increases gene exchange in aquatic ecosystems

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

Mosquito responses to trait- and density-mediated interactions of predation

(2018) Shawna K. Bellamy et al.   OECOLOGIA

Polystyrene microplastics induce gut microbiota dysbiosis and hepatic lipid metabolism disorder in mice

(2018) Liang Lu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

A meta-analysis of the effects of exposure to microplastics on fish and aquatic invertebrates

(2018) Carolyn J. Foley et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic ingestion by riverine macroinvertebrates

(2018) Fredric M. Windsor et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Exposure of soil collembolans to microplastics perturbs their gut microbiota and alters their isotopic composition

(2018) Dong Zhu et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Environmental Factors Support the Formation of Specific Bacterial Assemblages on Microplastics

(2018) Sonja Oberbeckmann et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Up and away: ontogenic transference as a pathway for aerial dispersal of microplastics

(2018) Rana Al-Jaibachi et al.   Biology Letters

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

A Gut Commensal Bacterium Promotes Mosquito Permissiveness to Arboviruses

(2018) Pa Wu et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

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

Attributable deaths and disability-adjusted life-years caused by infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the EU and the European Economic Area in 2015: a population-level modelling analysis

(2018) Alessandro Cassini et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Profiles of bacterial assemblages from microplastics of tropical coastal environments

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

The influence of microplastics on trophic interaction strengths and oviposition preferences of dipterans

(2018) Ross N. Cuthbert et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Examining effects of ontogenic microplastic transference on Culex mosquito mortality and adult weight

(2018) Rana Al-Jaibachi et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Impacts of polystyrene microplastic on the gut barrier, microbiota and metabolism of mice

(2018) Yuanxiang Jin et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

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

(2018) Yuyi Yang et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Microplastics as a vector for the transport of the bacterial fish pathogen species Aeromonas salmonicida

(2017) Manca Kovač Viršek et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Pathways to zoonotic spillover

(2017) Raina K. Plowright et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Field- and clinically derived estimates ofWolbachia-mediated blocking of dengue virus transmission potential inAedes aegyptimosquitoes

(2017) Lauren B. Carrington et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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

Feeding type and development drive the ingestion of microplastics by freshwater invertebrates

(2017) Christian Scherer et al.   Scientific Reports

Bioaerosol emissions and detection of airborne antibiotic resistance genes from a wastewater treatment plant

(2016) Jing Li et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

Emerging bacterial pathogens: the past and beyond

(2016) M. Vouga et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

The potential role of Wolbachia in controlling the transmission of emerging human arboviral infections

(2016) Joseph Kamtchum-Tatuene et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Microplastics affect assimilation efficiency in the freshwater amphipod Gammarus fossarum

(2016) Pascal Blarer et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

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

(2016) Anisha Keswani et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

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

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

Feeding type affects microplastic ingestion in a coastal invertebrate community

(2016) Outi Setälä et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Vectorial capacity and vector control: reconsidering sensitivity to parameters for malaria elimination

(2016) Oliver J. Brady et al.   TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

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

(2016) Amanda R. McCormick et al.   Ecosphere

The Impact of Polystyrene Microplastics on Feeding, Function and Fecundity in the Marine Copepod Calanus helgolandicus

(2015) Matthew Cole et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Reduced transmission of human schistosomiasis after restoration of a native river prawn that preys on the snail intermediate host

(2015) Susanne H. Sokolow et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Rapid bacterial colonization of low-density polyethylene microplastics in coastal sediment microcosms

(2014) Jesse P Harrison et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Prosthetic Joint Infection

(2014) A. J. Tande et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS

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

Urban wastewater treatment plants as hotspots for antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes spread into the environment: A review

(2013) L. Rizzo et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Emerging Infectious Diseases: Threats to Human Health and Global Stability

(2013) David M. Morens et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Drivers, dynamics, and control of emerging vector-borne zoonotic diseases

(2012) A Marm Kilpatrick et al.   LANCET

Midgut Microbiota of the Malaria Mosquito Vector Anopheles gambiae and Interactions with Plasmodium falciparum Infection

(2012) Anne Boissière et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Native Microbiota Shape Insect Vector Competence for Human Pathogens

(2011) Chris M. Cirimotich et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Natural Microbe-Mediated Refractoriness to Plasmodium Infection in Anopheles gambiae

(2011) C. M. Cirimotich et al.   SCIENCE

From “one medicine” to “one health” and systemic approaches to health and well-being

(2010) J. Zinsstag et al.   PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE

Implication of the Mosquito Midgut Microbiota in the Defense against Malaria Parasites

(2009) Yuemei Dong et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Global trends in emerging infectious diseases

(2008) Kate E. Jones et al.   NATURE

Bacterial biofilms in patients with indwelling urinary catheters

(2008) David J Stickler   Nature clinical practice. Urology

The Aedes aegypti Toll Pathway Controls Dengue Virus Infection

(2008) Zhiyong Xi et al.   PLoS Pathogens