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From rivers to marine environments: a constantly evolving microbial community within the plastisphere
Delacuvellerie, A.; Ballerini, T.; Frère, L.; Matallana-Surget, S.; Dumontet, B.; Wattiez, R. (2022). From rivers to marine environments: a constantly evolving microbial community within the plastisphere. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 179: 113660. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113660
In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. Macmillan: London. ISSN 0025-326X; e-ISSN 1879-3363, more
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Keywords
    Bacteria [WoRMS]
    Marine/Coastal; Brackish water; Fresh water
Author keywords
    Hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria; Pathogenic bacteria; 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing; Biofilm; Plastic debris

Authors  Top 
  • Delacuvellerie, A., more
  • Ballerini, T.
  • Frère, L.
  • Matallana-Surget, S.
  • Dumontet, B.
  • Wattiez, R., more

Abstract
    Plastics accumulate in the environment and the Mediterranean Sea is one of the most polluted sea in the world. The plastic surface is rapidly colonized by microorganisms, forming the plastisphere. Our unique sampling supplied 107 plastic pieces from 22 geographical sites from four aquatic ecosystems (river, estuary, harbor and inshore) in the south of France in order to better understand the parameters which influence biofilm composition. In parallel, 48 enrichment cultures were performed to investigate the presence of plastic degrading-bacteria in the plastisphere. In this context, we showed that the most important drivers of microbial community structure were the sampling site followed by the polymer chemical composition. The study of pathogenic genus distribution highlighted that only 11% of our plastic samples contained higher proportions of Vibrio compared to the natural environment. Finally, results of the enrichment cultures showed a selection of hydrocarbon-degrading microorganisms suggesting their potential role in the plastic degradation.

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