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Microplastics make shrimp more vulnerable to deadly disease

Chemical & Engineering News 2023 1 citation ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Priyanka Runwal, Priyanka Runwal

Summary

Researchers found that microplastic exposure makes larval shrimp significantly more susceptible to a deadly viral disease by prolonging virus survival in the environment and weakening the shrimp's immune defenses, with implications for seafood industry losses and the health of aquatic ecosystems.

Study finds that plastic particles prolong virus survival in larval shrimp and impair their defenses

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