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Microplastics and Microorganisms: A Evolutionary Symbiosis in Terrestrial Environment
Summary
This review explores the evolutionary relationship between microplastics and soil microorganisms in terrestrial environments, examining how the plastisphere — microbial communities colonizing plastic surfaces — develops and functions over prolonged plastic exposure. These plastic-microbe interactions can alter soil health and facilitate the spread of pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes, compounding the environmental and public health risks of microplastic pollution.
Plastics, an inevitable, unavoidable synthetic resource, have become part of every individual. The application of plastics has gained importance and increased in demand due to its cost-effectiveness and resistance to biotic and abiotic factors. Prolonged use of...