Life in the "plastisphere": microbial communities on plastic marine debris.
Life in the "plastisphere": microbial communities on plastic marine debris.
E. Zettler,T. Mincer,L. Amaral-Zettler
2013 · DOI: 10.1021/es401288x
Environmental Science and Technology · 2,707 Citations
TLDR
Pits visualized in the PMD surface conformed to bacterial shapes suggesting active hydrolysis of the hydrocarbon polymer, implying that plastic serves as a novel ecological habitat in the open ocean.