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Supplementary information forSoil microplastics pollution can reduce viral abundance and have less consistent impacts on bacteria
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Researchers provided supplementary data supporting findings that soil microplastic pollution reduces viral abundance and has less consistent effects on broader microbial communities, presenting detailed measurements from controlled soil experiments with different MP concentrations and polymer types.
Supplementary information forSoil microplastics pollution can reduce viral abundance and have less consistent impacts on bacteria
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