[HTML][HTML] Quantifying the importance of plastic pollution for the dissemination of human pathogens: The challenges of choosing an appropriate 'control'material

R Metcalf, DM Oliver, V Moresco, RS Quilliam - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Discarded plastic wastes in the environment are serious challenges for sustainable waste
management and for the delivery of environmental and public health. Plastics in the …

The primary molecular influences of marine plastisphere formation and function: Novel insights into organism-organism and-co-pollutant interactions

CE Lee, LF Messer, SI Holland, T Gutierrez… - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Marine plastic pollution is rapidly colonized by a biofilm of microorganisms associated with
the control of biogeochemical cycles, plastic biodegradation, and potentially pathogenic …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial pioneers of plastic colonisation in coastal seawaters

M Latva, CJ Dedman, RJ Wright, M Polin… - Marine Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastics, when entering the environment, are immediately colonised by microorganisms.
This modifies their physico-chemical properties as well as their transport and fate in natural …

Prokaryotic community interchange between distinct microhabitats causes community pressure on anammox biofilm development

W Cai, L Cai, J Zhao, H Yao - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Biofilms are an efficient way to underpin the biological process of wastewater treatment.
However, little is known about the driving forces of biofilm formation and development in …

Tree diversity effects on litter decomposition are mediated by litterfall and microbial processes

R Beugnon, N Eisenhauer, H Bruelheide, A Davrinche… - Oikos, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Forest ecosystems are critical for their carbon sequestration potential. Increasing tree
diversity has been shown to enhance both forest productivity and litter decomposition. Litter …

Contrasting prokaryotic and eukaryotic community assembly and species coexistence in acid mine drainage-polluted waters

Z She, X Pan, Z Yue, X Shi, Y Gao, S Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Acid mine drainage (AMD) is characterized by high acidity and high-concentration metals
and sulfate, representing an extreme environment to life as well as environmental challenge …

Synthesis of an autochthonous microbial community by analyzing the core microorganisms responsible for the critical flavor of bran vinegar

L Li, N Li, J Fu, J Liu, XP Wen, H Cao, H Xu… - Food Research …, 2024 - Elsevier
Traditional bran vinegar brewing unfolds through natural fermentation, a process driven by
spontaneous microbial activity. The unique metabolic activities of various microorganisms …

Unraveling the roles of coastal bacterial consortia in degradation of various lignocellulosic substrates

Q Peng, L Lin, Q Tu, X Wang, Y Zhou, J Chen, N Jiao… - Msystems, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Lignocellulose, as the most abundant natural organic carbon on earth, plays a key role in
regulating the global carbon cycle, but there have been only few studies in marine …

Dam construction alters planktonic microbial predator‒prey communities in the urban reaches of the Yangtze River

Q Wang, J Chen, W Qi, D Wang, H Lin, X Wu, D Wang… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
While dam construction supports social and economic development, changes in hydraulic
conditions can also affect natural aquatic ecosystems, especially microbial ecosystems. The …

Biogeography rather than substrate type determines bacterial colonization dynamics of marine plastics

AK Coons, K Busch, M Lenz, U Hentschel, E Borchert - PeerJ, 2021 - peerj.com
Since the middle of the 20th century, plastics have been incorporated into our everyday lives
at an exponential rate. In recent years, the negative impacts of plastics, especially as …