reviewFrontiers in MicrobiologyApr 25, 2019GOLD OA

Microbial Ecotoxicology of Marine Plastic Debris: A Review on Colonization and Biodegradation by the “Plastisphere”

JJJustine JacquinJCJingguang ChengCOCharlène OdobelCPCaroline PandinPCPascal Conan

Laboratoire d'Océanographie Microbienne · Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls-sur-Mer · +6 more institutions

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Abstract

Over the last decades, it has become clear that plastic pollution presents a global societal and environmental challenge given its increasing presence in the oceans. A growing literature has focused on the microbial life growing on the surfaces of these pollutants called the "plastisphere," but the general concepts of microbial ecotoxicology have only rarely been integrated. Microbial ecotoxicology deals with (i) the impact of pollutants on microbial communities and inversely (ii) how much microbes can influence their biodegradation. The goal of this review is to enlighten the growing literature of the last 15 years on microbial ecotoxicology related to plastic pollution in the oceans. First, we focus on the…

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  • Ecotoxicology
  • Plastic pollution
  • Biodegradation
  • Environmental science
  • Microbial population biology
  • Biodegradable plastic
  • Microorganism
  • Debris
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Life below water
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