Relative Influence of Plastic Debris Size and Shape, Chemical Composition and Phytoplankton-Bacteria Interactions in Driving Seawater Plastisphere Abundance, Diversity and Activity

The thin film of life that inhabits all plastics in the oceans, so-called “plastisphere,” has multiple effects on the fate and impacts of plastic in the marine environment. Here, we aimed to evaluate the relative influence of the plastic size, shape, chemical composition, and environmental changes s...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Microbiology
Main Authors:	Jingguang Cheng, Justine Jacquin, Pascal Conan, Mireille Pujo-Pay, Valérie Barbe, Matthieu George, Pascale Fabre, Stéphane Bruzaud, Alexandra Ter Halle, Anne-Leila Meistertzheim, Jean-François Ghiglione
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Subjects:	plastic litter plastisphere biofilm biofouling colonization microbial ecotoxicology
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2020.610231/full