Plastic-microbe interaction in the marine environment: research methods and opportunities

• Main Authors: Koh, Jonas Zhi Xiang, Bairoliya, Sakcham, Cho, Zin Thida, Cao, Bin
• 其他作者: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• 格式: Article
• 語言: English
• 出版: 2023
• 主題: Engineering::Environmental engineering; Plastisphere; Biofilm
• 在線閱讀: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/169082
• 機構: Nanyang Technological University

Approximately 9 million metric tons of plastics enters the ocean annually, and once in the marine environment, plastic surfaces can be quickly colonised by marine microorganisms, forming a biofilm. Studies on plastic debris-biofilm associations, known as plastisphere, have increased exponentially wi...