ReviewNature reviews. Microbiology2024
The soil plastisphere.
Review in Nature reviews. Microbiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 61 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
61 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Global Meta-Analysis Integrated with Machine Learning Assesses Context-Dependent Microplastic Effects on Soil Microbial Biomass Carbon and Nitrogen.Environmental science & technology · 2025Pooled it
- Tackling the global plastic pollution crisis.National science review · 2026Review
- Unraveling the coastal marine plastisphere archaeome.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Differential Effects of Polyethylene and Polystyrene Microplastics on the Composition and Functional Attributes of the Oat (Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Biofilms on microplastics across ecological systems: Formation mechanisms, community composition, environmental impacts, and ecotoxicity.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2026Review
- Potential plastic biodegradation in lakes worldwide.Innovation (Cambridge (Mass.)) · 2026Article
- Photoreforming and Photoelectroreforming of Waste-Derived Feedstocks for Solar-Driven Production of Fuels and Chemicals.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026Review
- Impacts of pollution on the soil microbiome.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2026Review
- Eco-Corona of Microplastics in Soil Inhibits Their Role as a Contaminant Vector While Enhancing Their Role as a Microorganism Vector.Environmental science & technology · 2026Article
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- The aquatic plastisphere: ecology, pathogen dissemination and antimicrobial resistance.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2026Review
- Design of a Chitinase-Responsive, Depolymerizable Petroleum-Derived Polymer for Circular and Antifouling Materials.ACS applied polymer materials · 2026Article
- The plastisphere: not a unique biofilm but a unifying concept for the interdisciplinary plastic biofilm research community.FEMS microbiology ecology · 2026Article
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- Response of microbial community in the soil plastisphere of polypropylene microplastics to the stress of phenanthrene pollution: Microbial composition, function, and network.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2026Article
- Fungal diversity, ecology and functions in soil ecosystems.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2026Review
- Polyethylene Microplastics Exert Dose-Dependent Effects on the Growth, Physiology, and Rhizosphere Microbiome ofBiology · 2026Article
- A Bait-and-Switch Strategy Links Phenotypes to Genes Coding for Polymer-Degrading Enzymes in Intact Microbiomes.Microbial biotechnology · 2026Article
- Colonization of Microplastics by Different Strains ofEnvironmental science & technology · 2026Article
- Rhizosphere accelerates breakdown of large biodegradable microplastics in soil.Environmental science and ecotechnology · 2026Article
1 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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3 authors.
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Abstract
Understanding the effects of plastic pollution in terrestrial ecosystems is a priority in environmental research. A central aspect of this suite of pollutants is that it entails particles, in addition to chemical compounds, and this makes plastic quite different from the vast majority of chemical environmental pollutants. Particles can be habitats for microbial communities, and plastics can be a source of chemical compounds that are released into the surrounding environment. In the aquatic literature, the term 'plastisphere' has been coined to refer to the microbial community colonizing plastic debris; here, we use a definition that also includes the immediate soil environment of these particles to align the definition with other concepts in soil microbiology. First, we highlight major differences in the plastisphere between aquatic and soil ecosystems, then we review what is currently known about the soil plastisphere, including the members of the microbial community that are enriched, and the possible mechanisms underpinning this selection. Then, we focus on outlining future prospects for research on the soil plastisphere.
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