Correction to: Microplastic pollution and its impact on marine microbes in Zhanjiang, China

Microplastic pollution and its impact on marine microbes in Zhanjiang, China

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Analysis of offshore sediments near Zhanjiang, China, found microplastics dominated by polyamides, polyurethanes, and polyethylene in the 10–50 micrometer size range, with microbial community diversity and species richness measurably reduced in contaminated areas. Functional prediction analyses indicated that microplastic presence disrupts key microbial processes including nitrogen cycling and respiration, threatening foundational ecosystem services in coastal marine sediments.

Author Correction: The accumulation of microplastic pollution in a commercially important fishing ground

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This notice is simply a correction fixing a data-labeling error in a chart from an earlier study on microplastic pollution in an important Irish Sea fishing area, it doesn't report new findings. The original research found that microplastics build up on the seafloor in this fishing ground, which matters because these tiny plastic particles can enter the seafood we eat, though this correction itself doesn't change what we know about health risks.

Correction to “Soil biota modulate the effects of microplastics on biomass and diversity of plant communities”

Microplastic research must consider microbes

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Researchers argue that microplastic pollution studies have largely overlooked the gut microbiome, calling for urgent research into how ingested and inhaled microplastics disrupt microbial communities and what downstream consequences that may have for host and ecosystem health.

Biodegradation of Microplastics by Microbes

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Researchers examined how microplastic-degrading bacteria break down polymer structures by secreting hydrolytic extracellular enzymes including lipase, keratinase, and cellulases, providing foundational insight into the enzymatic pathways that underpin microbial biodegradation of plastic particles.