ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2023
Soil microbial community parameters affected by microplastics and other plastic residues.
Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Plastic Diets Drive Microbiome and Metabolic Reprogramming in Wax Moth Larvae (Achroia grisella).Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology · 2026Article
- Conventional and biodegradable microplastics elicit contrasting taxon-level responses in rhizosphere microbiomes of maize and strawberry.FEMS microbiology ecology · 2026Article
- Combined Effects of Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE), Zn(II), Cu(II), and Metolachlor onMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Isolation and identification of soil bacteria capable of degrading biodegradable mulch films.Biodegradation · 2025Article
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Abstract
Introduction: The impact of plastics on terrestrial ecosystems is receiving increasing attention. Although of great importance to soil biogeochemical processes, how plastics influence soil microbes have yet to be systematically studied. The primary objectives of this study are to evaluate whether plastics lead to divergent responses of soil microbial community parameters, and explore the potential driving factors. Methods: We performed a meta-analysis of 710 paired observations from 48 published articles to quantify the impact of plastic on the diversity, biomass, and functionality of soil microbial communities. Results and discussion: This study indicated that plastics accelerated soil organic carbon loss (effect size = -0.05,
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