ReviewFrontiers in microbiology2022
Differences in the Plastispheres of Biodegradable and Non-biodegradable Plastics: A Mini Review.
Review in Frontiers in microbiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
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14 citing papers in PubMed.
- The aquatic plastisphere: ecology, pathogen dissemination and antimicrobial resistance.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2026Review
- Biochar and melatonin alleviate microplastic-cadmium (MP-Cd) stress in rice by enhancing antioxidant activity and regulating Cd transport.BMC plant biology · 2026Article
- The Diversity of Plastisphere Bacterial and Fungal Communities Differs between Biodegradable Polymer Types in Soil.Microbial ecology · 2026Article
- Microplastics and Nanoplastics as Carriers for Viral Transmission: Effects on Viral Properties, Infection, Immune Response, and Public Health.Reviews in medical virology · 2026Review
- The Ecological Trap: Biodegradable Mulch Film Residue Undermines Soil Fungal Network Stability.Microorganisms · 2025Article
- Zooming in the plastisphere: the ecological interface for phytoplankton-plastic interactions in aquatic ecosystems.Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 2025Review
- Environmental Health and Safety Implications of the Interplay Between Microplastics and the Residing Biofilm.Environment & health (Washington, D.C.) · 2025Review
- Evaluation of bioplastics biodegradation under simulated landfill conditions.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2024Article
- Impacts of plastic-free materials on coral-associated bacterial communities during reef restoration.Environmental microbiology reports · 2024Article
- Editorial: Microplastics and microorganisms in the environment, volume II.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Article
- New Horizons in Nanofiller-Based Polymer Composites II.Polymers · 2023Article
- Toughening Enhancement Mechanism and Performance Optimization of Castor-Oil-Based Polyurethane Cross-Linked Modified Polybutylene Adipate/Terephthalate Composites.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Bacterial dynamics during the burial of starch-based bioplastic and oxo-low-density-polyethylene in compost soil.BMC microbiology · 2022Article
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Abstract
There has been a steady rise in the production and disposal of biodegradable plastics. Unlike the microorganisms present in the biofilms on non-biodegradable plastic surfaces (the "plastisphere"), the plastisphere of biodegradable plastic has not been well-characterized. As the polymer structure of biodegradable plastic has a higher microbial affinity than that of non-biodegradable plastic, their plastispheres are assumed to be different. This review summarizes the reported differences in microbial communities on the surface of biodegradable and non-biodegradable plastics, discusses the driving forces behind these differences, and discusses the potential environmental risks. Overall, the plastisphere biomass on the surface of non-biodegradable plastic was observed to be lower than that of biodegradable plastic. The community structure of microbes in both plastispheres was diverse, mainly due to the properties of the plastic surface, such as surface charge, hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity, roughness, and bioavailability of polymer components for microbes. Further research should focus on developing biodegradable plastic that degrade faster in the environment, revealing the mechanism of enrichment of ARGs and potential pathogens on plastics, and understanding the potential influence of plastispheres on the evolution and selection of plastic-degrading microbial potential.
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