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Title
Bacterial Community Profiling of Plastic Litter in the Belgian Part of the North Sea
Title (original)
Bacterial Community Profiling of Plastic Litter in the Belgian Part of the North Sea
Description
Bacterial community composition on plastics in seawater varies widely and differs from those of sediment and seawater, indicating that plastics represent a distinct environmental niche and shedding light on the possible role of plastic as transport vehicle for bacteria through the aquatic environment.
Authors
Caroline A. De Tender, Lisa I. Devriese, Annelies Haegeman, Sara Maes, Tom Ruttink, and Peter Dawyndt
Publication year
2015
Resource type
Scientific publication
Language
English
Areas of knowledge
Toxicity and impact of meso and macro marine litter
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Bacterial Community Profiling of Plastic Litter in the Belgian Part of the North Sea Caroline A. De Tender, Lisa I. Devriese, Annelies Haegeman, Sara Maes, Tom Ruttink, and Peter Dawyndt Environmental Science & Technology 2015 49 (16), 9629-9638 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b01093

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