Biodegradation of polystyrene (PS) by marine bacteria in mangrove ecosystem

Microplastics benefit bacteria colonization and induce microcystin degradation

(2022) Yixin He et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Microbial Communities on Plastic Polymers in the Mediterranean Sea

(2021) Annika Vaksmaa et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

A review on microplastic pollution in the mangrove wetlands and microbial strategies for its remediation

(2021) Suraj Prasannakumari Meera et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

In situ Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Communities on Microplastic Particles in a Small Headwater Stream in Germany

(2021) Alfons R. Weig et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Biodegradation of Polyethylene and Polystyrene by Greater Wax Moth Larvae (Galleria mellonella L.) and the Effect of Co-diet Supplementation on the Core Gut Microbiome

(2020) Yu Lou et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Biodegradation of Polystyrene by Pseudomonas sp. Isolated from the Gut of Superworms (Larvae of Zophobas atratus)

(2020) Hong Rae Kim et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Investigating the composition and distribution of microplastics surface biofilms in coral areas

(2020) Limin Feng et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Mitigation strategies to reverse the rising trend of plastics in Polar Regions

(2020) Marcus Eriksen et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Global Riverine Plastic Outflows

(2020) Lei Mai et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Biodegradation of expanded polystyrene and low-density polyethylene foams in larvae of Tenebrio molitor Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae): Broad versus limited extent depolymerization and microbe-dependence versus independence

(2020) Li Yang et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Chemistry, biosynthesis and biological activity of terpenoids and meroterpenoids in bacteria and fungi isolated from different marine habitats

(2020) Mohsen Gozari et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Chemotaxis-selective colonization of mangrove rhizosphere microbes on nine different microplastics

(2020) Huifeng Xie et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics pollution in mangrove ecosystems: A critical review of current knowledge and future directions

(2020) Hui Deng et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic-associated biofilms in lentic Italian ecosystems

(2020) Francesca Di Pippo et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Microbial succession and molecular ecological networks response to the addition of superphosphate and phosphogypsum during swine manure composting

(2020) Liusheng Lei et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Bacterial Candidates for Colonization and Degradation of Marine Plastic Debris

(2019) Line Roager et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Production of biosurfactant using the endemic bacterial community of a PAHs contaminated soil, and its potential use for PAHs remobilization

(2019) Florian Cazals et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Effectiveness of nitrogen fixation in rhizobia

(2019) Kristina Lindström et al.   Microbial Biotechnology

Hydrocarbon degradation and response of seafloor sediment bacterial community in the northern Gulf of Mexico to light Louisiana sweet crude oil

(2018) Hernando P. Bacosa et al.   ISME Journal

Growth kinetics and biodeterioration of polypropylene microplastics by Bacillus sp. and Rhodococcus sp. isolated from mangrove sediment

(2018) H.S. Auta et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

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

Environmental Factors Support the Formation of Specific Bacterial Assemblages on Microplastics

(2018) Sonja Oberbeckmann et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Characterization, source, and retention of microplastic in sandy beaches and mangrove wetlands of the Qinzhou Bay, China

(2018) Jia Li et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Distinct community structure and microbial functions of biofilms colonizing microplastics

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

Temporal Dynamics of Bacterial and Fungal Colonization on Plastic Debris in the North Sea

(2017) Caroline De Tender et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microbial assisted High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) degradation

(2016) Arya J. Mohan et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Woeseia oceani gen. nov., sp. nov., a chemoheterotrophic member of the order Chromatiales, and proposal of Woeseiaceae fam. nov.

(2016) Zong-Jun Du et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

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

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

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

(2016) Sonja Oberbeckmann et al.   PLoS One

Biodegradation and Mineralization of Polystyrene by Plastic-Eating Mealworms: Part 1. Chemical and Physical Characterization and Isotopic Tests

(2015) Yu Yang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Biodegradation and Mineralization of Polystyrene by Plastic-Eating Mealworms: Part 2. Role of Gut Microorganisms

(2015) Yu Yang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Substrate specificity of β-glucosidase from Gordonia terrae for ginsenosides and its application in the production of ginsenosides Rg3, Rg2, and Rh1 from ginseng root extract

(2015) Kyung-Chul Shin et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

(2015) J. R. Jambeck et al.   SCIENCE

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

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

Microplastics in Singapore’s coastal mangrove ecosystems

(2013) Nur Hazimah Mohamed Nor et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Enzyme activities of aerobic lignocellulolytic bacteria isolated from wet tropical forest soils

(2013) Hannah L. Woo et al.   SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Short-term dynamics of diversity patterns: evidence of continual reassembly within lacustrine small eukaryotes

(2012) Jean-François Mangot et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Interactions between Diatoms and Bacteria

(2012) S. A. Amin et al.   MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS

UCHIME improves sensitivity and speed of chimera detection

(2011) Robert C. Edgar et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

The Dirt on Ocean Garbage Patches

(2010) J. Kaiser   SCIENCE

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

Biofilm formation and partial biodegradation of polystyrene by the actinomycete Rhodococcus ruber

(2008) Roi Mor et al.   BIODEGRADATION

Utilization of chemically oxidized polystyrene as co-substrate by filamentous fungi

(2008) Oriana Motta et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH