ArticleEnvironmental microbiology reports2024
Exploring plastic biofilm formation and Escherichia coli colonisation in marine environments.
Article in Environmental microbiology reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- How long do pathogens persist and survive in water? A systematic review.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Pooled it
- The plastisphere: not a unique biofilm but a unifying concept for the interdisciplinary plastic biofilm research community.FEMS microbiology ecology · 2026Article
- Comparative functional profiles of microbial communities on drifting microplastics and volcanic pumice.ISME communications · 2026Article
- Insights into PET-Microplastics effect on pathogenic bacteria.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2025Article
- Microplastics-AssistedFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Role of microplastics in the survival and antimicrobial susceptibility ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- Exploring plastic biofilm formation and Escherichia coli colonisation in marine environments.Environmental microbiology reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
Microorganisms, including potential pathogens, can colonise plastic surfaces in aquatic environments. This study investigates the colonisation of plastic pellets by Escherichia coli (E. coli) as a proxy for faecal pathogens in aquatic environments. Plastic pellets from a polluted beach were placed in seawater aquaria spiked with E. coli. Diverse bacteria, primarily from the Proteobacteria phylum, rapidly colonised the pellets within 24 h, with notable species known for plastic or hydrocarbon degradation. Over 26 days, biofilms formed on the plastic surfaces, reaching bacterial populations of up to 6.8·10
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