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ReviewAntonie van Leeuwenhoek2025

A review on microbial-biofilm mediated mechanisms in marine microplastics degradation.

Soumyajit Chandra, Dibyajit Lahiri, Moupriya Nag, Debasmita Bhattacharya, Chetan Pandit, Soumya Pandit, Kuldeep Sharma, Mithul Rajeev, Harjot Singh Gill, Sarvesh Rustagi

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Review in Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Global microplastic pollution at levels harmful to marine life.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2025
    Pooled it
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Soumyajit ChandraDepartment of Life Sciences, School of Basic Science and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India.
Dibyajit LahiriDepartment of Biotechnology, Institute of Engineering and Management, University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. dibyajit.lahiri@uem.edu.in.
Moupriya NagDepartment of Biotechnology, Institute of Engineering and Management, University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Debasmita BhattacharyaDepartment of Basic Science and Humanities, Institute of Engineering and Management, University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Chetan PanditDepartment of Life Sciences, School of Basic Science and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India.
Soumya PanditDepartment of Life Sciences, School of Basic Science and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India. soumya.pandit@sharda.ac.in.
Kuldeep SharmaCentre of Research Impact and Outcome, Chitkara University, Rajpura, Punjab, 140401, India.
Mithul RajeevCenter for Global Health Research, Saveetha Medical College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Chennai, India.
Harjot Singh GillDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Engineering and e-governance, Chandigarh University Gharuan, Mohali, Punjab, India.
Sarvesh RustagiDepartment of Food Technology, School of Agriculture and Technology, Maya Devi University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248011, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although the buildup of plastic in the marine environment is a long-standing problem, it has only lately been realized how relevant this pollution may be to the ocean. Microplastic fragments are an emerging concern in this field. Due to their small size, they are easily consumed by marine animals and, combined with the poisons and bacteria that colonize the plastic, can accumulate in the food chain. Unlike non-plastic biofilms, plastic biofilms are diverse and driven by a complex web of elements, including seasonal and spatial parameters and substratum characteristics like size, texture, and polymer type. The major topic of the paper is the discussion of preliminary findings and knowledge gaps about microbial biofilm communities connected to microplastics. Additionally, the review addresses microplastic sources, associated toxicity, and the role of both bacterial and fungal communities in their degradation.

Indexed as

BacteriaBiofilmsFungiMicroplasticsWater Pollutants, ChemicalAnimalsBiodegradation, EnvironmentalOceans and SeasWater PollutionMicroplasticsWater Pollutants, ChemicalBiofilm communitiesMarine plastic pollutionMicroorganismsMicroplastics

Identifiers

PMID40952525

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Registered trials

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