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Detection Methods
Marine & Wildlife
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The geographical and seasonal effects on the composition of marine microplastic and its microbial communities: The case study of Israel and Portugal
Frontiers in Microbiology
2023
31 citations
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Katherine S. Marsay,
Ana C. Ambrosino,
Yuri Koucherov,
Keren Davidov,
Neusa Figueiredo,
Iryna Yakovenko,
Sheli Itzahri,
Marta Martins,
Paula Sobral,
Matan Oren
Summary
Researchers compared microplastic-associated microbial communities in marine environments of Israel and Portugal, finding that both geography and season significantly influence the composition of the plastisphere and its associated bacterial species.
This notion further emphasizes the importance of plastisphere studies in different geographical locations and/or seasons for the characterization of the plastisphere and the identification of plastic-associated species.