Differentiation of bacterial communities on five common plastics after six days of exposure to Caribbean coastal waters

Plastic pollution in coastal areas, particularly in subtropical and tropical regions, remains a pervasive environmental issue. Marine plastic debris provides an artificial surface that rapidly accumulates a dynamic microbial biofilm upon entering the marine ecosystem. Especially the early stages of...

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Published in:	Environmental Advances
Main Authors:	Maaike Goudriaan, Emna Zeghal, Harry Witte, Annika Vaksmaa, Helge Niemann
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-07-01
Subjects:	Marine plastic debris Plastics colonization Caribbean sea Early microbial colonization Microbial community succession Plastisphere
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266676572400036X