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Microplastic litter composition of the Turkish territorial waters of the Mediterranean Sea, and its occurrence in the gastrointestinal tract of fish

(2017) Olgaç Güven et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Effects of dietary polyvinylchloride microparticles on general health, immune status and expression of several genes related to stress in gilthead seabream ( Sparus aurata L.)

(2017) Cristóbal Espinosa et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Plastics and microplastics in the oceans: From emerging pollutants to emerged threat

(2017) Carlo Giacomo Avio et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Prokaryotic Abundance and Activity in Permafrost of the Northern Victoria Land and Upper Victoria Valley (Antarctica)

(2017) Rosabruna La Ferla et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Ingestion of microplastics by fish and its potential consequences from a physical perspective

(2017) Boris Jovanović   Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Interactions of microplastic debris throughout the marine ecosystem

(2017) Tamara S. Galloway et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

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

Monitoring soil bacteria with community-level physiological profiles using Biolog™ ECO-plates in the Netherlands and Europe

(2016) Michiel Rutgers et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Intestinal alterations in European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) exposed to microplastics: Preliminary results

(2016) Cristina Pedà et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

The behaviors of microplastics in the marine environment

(2016) Jundong Wang et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Plastic ingestion by pelagic and demersal fish from the North Sea and Baltic Sea

(2016) Christoph D. Rummel et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastic exposure studies should be environmentally realistic

(2016) Robin Lenz et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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

(2016) Jessica A. Bryant et al.   mSystems

Microbial Community Profiles in Wastewaters from Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Technology

(2016) Łukasz Jałowiecki et al.   PLoS One

The Mediterranean Plastic Soup: synthetic polymers in Mediterranean surface waters

(2016) Giuseppe Suaria et al.   Scientific Reports

Microbial assemblages for environmental quality assessment: Knowledge, gaps and usefulness in the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive

(2015) Gabriella Caruso et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Marine microplastic-associated biofilms – a review

(2015) Sonja Oberbeckmann et al.   Environmental Chemistry

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

(2015) Caroline A. De Tender et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

The biogeography of the Plastisphere: implications for policy

(2015) Linda A Amaral-Zettler et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Diet and first documented data on plastic ingestion ofTrachinotus ovatusL. 1758 (Pisces: Carangidae) from the Strait of Messina (central Mediterranean Sea)

(2015) P. Battaglia et al.   ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

First evidence of presence of plastic debris in stomach of large pelagic fish in the Mediterranean Sea

(2015) Teresa Romeo et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Mediterranean marine biodiversity under threat: Reviewing influence of marine litter on species

(2015) Salud Deudero et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in freshwater systems: A review of the emerging threats, identification of knowledge gaps and prioritisation of research needs

(2015) Dafne Eerkes-Medrano et al.   WATER RESEARCH

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

(2014) Jesse P Harrison et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Altered Behavior, Physiology, and Metabolism in Fish Exposed to Polystyrene Nanoparticles

(2014) Karin Mattsson et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastic is an Abundant and Distinct Microbial Habitat in an Urban River

(2014) Amanda McCormick et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Large filter feeding marine organisms as indicators of microplastic in the pelagic environment: The case studies of the Mediterranean basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) and fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)

(2014) Maria Cristina Fossi et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Seaweeds and plastic debris can influence the survival of faecal indicator organisms in beach environments

(2014) Richard S. Quilliam et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Anthropogenic Litter in Urban Freshwater Ecosystems: Distribution and Microbial Interactions

(2014) Timothy Hoellein et al.   PLoS One

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

(2014) Julia Reisser et al.   PLoS One

Effective bioremediation strategy for rapid in situ cleanup of anoxic marine sediments in mesocosm oil spill simulation

(2014) Maria Genovese et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Microplastics in freshwater ecosystems: what we know and what we need to know

(2014) Martin Wagner et al.   Environmental Sciences Europe

Trophic level transfer of microplastic: Mytilus edulis (L.) to Carcinus maenas (L.)

(2013) Paul Farrell et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

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

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

Microplastic Ingestion by Zooplankton

(2013) Matthew Cole et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Pyrosequencing survey of intestinal microbiota diversity in cultured sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) fed functional diets

(2013) Miguel Carda-Diéguez et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

The plastic-associated microorganisms of the North Pacific Gyre

(2013) Henry S. Carson et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Long-Term Field Measurement of Sorption of Organic Contaminants to Five Types of Plastic Pellets: Implications for Plastic Marine Debris

(2012) Chelsea M. Rochman et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Are baleen whales exposed to the threat of microplastics? A case study of the Mediterranean fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)

(2012) Maria Cristina Fossi et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

PCR-DGGE analysis of the autochthonous gut microbiota of grouper Epinephelus coioides following probiotic Bacillus clausii administration

(2011) Hong-Ling Yang et al.   AQUACULTURE RESEARCH

Effect of dietary alginic acid on juvenile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) intestinal microbial balance, intestinal histology and growth performance

(2011) Daniel L. Merrifield et al.   CELL AND TISSUE RESEARCH

Convergent dynamics of the juvenile European sea bass gut microbiota induced by poly-β-hydroxybutyrate

(2011) Peter De Schryver et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Microplastics as contaminants in the marine environment: A review

(2011) Matthew Cole et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics in the marine environment

(2011) Anthony L. Andrady   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Interactions Between Microorganisms and Marine Microplastics: A Call for Research

(2011) Jesse P. Harrison et al.   MARINE TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY JOURNAL

Leucine Aminopeptidase, β-Glucosidase and Alkaline Phosphatase Activity Rates and Their Significance in Nutrient Cycles in Some Coastal Mediterranean Sites

(2010) Gabriella Caruso   Marine Drugs

Early microbial biofilm formation on marine plastic debris

(2010) Delphine Lobelle 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

How to get more out of molecular fingerprints: practical tools for microbial ecology

(2008) Massimo Marzorati et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Ingested Microscopic Plastic Translocates to the Circulatory System of the Mussel,Mytilus edulis(L.)

(2008) Mark A. Browne et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY