Microbial composition on microplastics mediated by stream impairment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies into biofilm interactions with microplastic polymers in marine environments are widespread in the literature. Increasing evidence suggests that lotic microplastics are a significant contributor and may accumulate harmful or pathogenic organisms, thereby contributing to the degradation of marine ecosystems where they meet riverine systems. Suboptimal water quality of these riverine systems may influence these biomes. This project compared the microbial diversity of biofilms that developed on microplastics to natural stone substrates in an impaired and unimpaired section of the Quinnipiac River Watershed. In this project, the influence of impairment was studied based on microbial diversity via 16S rRNA gene sequencing while monitoring total colony and fecal colifor

SUBMITTER: Gilewski AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11916983 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature