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Extracting DNA from ocean microplastics: a method comparison study

Analytical Methods 2016 59 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count. Score: 35 ? 0–100 AI score estimating relevance to the microplastics field. Papers below 30 are filtered from public browse.
Maria Pinto, Júlia Reisser Maria Pinto, Júlia Reisser Pavla Debeljak, Pavla Debeljak, Júlia Reisser Maria Pinto, Júlia Reisser Maria Pinto, Boyan Slat, Boyan Slat, Boyan Slat, Maíra Proietti, Maíra Proietti, Maíra Proietti, Boyan Slat, Júlia Reisser Júlia Reisser Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht, Maria Pinto, Francesco F. Ferrari, Júlia Reisser Boyan Slat, Boyan Slat, Maíra Proietti, Júlia Reisser Boyan Slat, Boyan Slat, Boyan Slat, Júlia Reisser Boyan Slat, Boyan Slat, Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht, Maíra Proietti, Boyan Slat, Ben Abbas, Maria Pinto, Francesco F. Ferrari, Júlia Reisser Ben Abbas, Maíra Proietti, Francesco F. Ferrari, Júlia Reisser Maíra Proietti, Maíra Proietti, Maíra Proietti, Maíra Proietti, Maíra Proietti, Gerhard J. Herndl, Gerhard J. Herndl, Gerhard J. Herndl, Francesco F. Ferrari, Ben Abbas, Júlia Reisser Maíra Proietti, Francesco F. Ferrari, Júlia Reisser Maíra Proietti, Ben Abbas, Ben Abbas, Ben Abbas, Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht, Gerhard J. Herndl, Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht, Boyan Slat, Boyan Slat, Maíra Proietti, Boyan Slat, Boyan Slat, Júlia Reisser Gerhard J. Herndl, Maíra Proietti, Boyan Slat, Boyan Slat, Pavla Debeljak, Maíra Proietti, Júlia Reisser Júlia Reisser

Summary

Researchers compared multiple methods for extracting DNA from microplastics collected in the ocean, providing detailed protocols for studying the microbial communities that colonize plastic debris. Understanding what microorganisms colonize marine plastics is important because these surfaces can transport bacteria — including potentially harmful species — across long ocean distances.

Study Type Environmental

Molecular characterization of ocean plastic biofilms can shed light on the ecological implications of plastic pollution; here we provide detailed protocols and compare different DNA extraction methods applied to marine microplastics.

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