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Effects of Microplastics on Microbial Community in Zhanjiang Mangrove Sediments

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 2022 31 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count. Score: 50 ? 0–100 AI score estimating relevance to the microplastics field. Papers below 30 are filtered from public browse.

Mengmeng Chen, Di-Hua Zhu, Qing-Lang Song, Qing-Lang Song, Qing-Lang Song, Qing-Lang Song, Qing-Lang Song, Min Zhang, Yao Hu, Di-Hua Zhu, Qing-Lang Song, Yao Hu, Fang‐Hong Nie, Fang‐Hong Nie, Jinjun Chen Fang‐Hong Nie, Fang‐Hong Nie, Fang‐Hong Nie, Fang‐Hong Nie, Mengmeng Chen, Fang‐Hong Nie, Fang‐Hong Nie, Fang‐Hong Nie, Fang‐Hong Nie, Aftab Azam, Yao Hu, Fang‐Hong Nie, Min Zhang, Fang‐Hong Nie, Di-Hua Zhu, Di-Hua Zhu, Yao Hu, Aftab Azam, Di-Hua Zhu, Di-Hua Zhu, Qing-Lang Song, Di-Hua Zhu, Jinjun Chen Qing-Lang Song, Di-Hua Zhu, Qing-Lang Song, Yao Hu, Yao Hu, Yao Hu, Yao Hu, Qing-Lang Song, Yao Hu, Min Zhang, Yao Hu, Yao Hu, Yao Hu, Mengmeng Chen, Mengmeng Chen, Qing-Lang Song, Qing-Lang Song, Zhibao Chen, Hong‐Ying Lin, Hong‐Ying Lin, Zhibao Chen, Hong‐Ying Lin, Zhibao Chen, Zhibao Chen, Hong‐Ying Lin, Zhibao Chen, Hong‐Ying Lin, Hong‐Ying Lin, Suqing Liu, Hong‐Ying Lin, Hong‐Ying Lin, Jinjun Chen Hong‐Ying Lin, Hong‐Ying Lin, Hong‐Ying Lin, Hong‐Ying Lin, Jinjun Chen Jinjun Chen Jinjun Chen Jinjun Chen

Summary

Researchers found that microplastics in mangrove sediments from Zhanjiang, China, altered the diversity and composition of microbial communities and may affect nitrogen cycling processes such as nitrification.

Microplastics are easily consumed by marine animals, thereby entering the food chain and endangering animal health. However, there are few studies focusing on the effects of microplastics in mangrove sediments on microbial communities. In order to study the influence of microplastics on microorganisms, microplastics and microorganisms were extracted from Zhanjiang (Guangdong Province, China) mangrove sediments and analyzed. The results showed that there were differences in Shannon and Simpson indices of the microbial community in microplastics (p < 0.05), and there were also differences between JG30_KF_CM45 and Natranaerovirga at the genus level, indicating that microplastics may affect the diversity and composition of microorganisms in sediments. In addition, FAPROTAX function prediction analysis showed that microplastics may affect the nitrification of microbial communities. The results from this study indicate that microplastics affected the diversity and richness of microorganisms in mangrove sediments, which provides an experimental basis for the relationship between microplastics and microorganisms.

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